Marcus Calpurnius Piso
Marcus Calpurnius Piso was a member of the Roman plebeian family of the Calpurnier and the Senate living in the first half of the 1st century AD .
Life
Marcus Calpurnius Piso was the consul's younger son from 7 BC. Chr., Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso , and his wife Munatia Plancina as well as the younger brother of the consul of 27 AD, Lucius Calpurnius Piso , who originally had the prenomen Gnaeus .
As a youth, Marcus Piso traveled to the Orient with his father after he was appointed governor of the province of Syria by Emperor Tiberius in 17 AD . As a result, there were violent disputes between Augustus ' great-nephew Germanicus and the Syrian governor. After Germanicus' death (October 10, 19), Gnaeus Piso came under suspicion of having poisoned the prince. He wanted to return to his province, which he had previously left, and acted against the request of his son Marcus, who had rather advised him to go to Rome . Nevertheless, Marcus Piso supported his father in his unsuccessful endeavor to regain power in Syria by military means.
At the instigation of his father, Marcus Piso traveled ahead to Rome in the year 20 to appease the emperor. Tiberius was also courteous to him. The Princeps also complied with a letter from Gnaeus Piso, his son not to deny the protection and therefore protected Marcus Piso from a very severe punishment demanded by the consul Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus . Marcus Piso was allowed to inherit his father's legacy and keep his rank.
The further living conditions of Marcus Piso are not known.
literature
- Werner Eck : Calpurnius [II 23]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X .
- Edmund Groag : Calpurnius 85) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, column 1386.
Remarks
- ↑ Tacitus , Annalen 2, 57.
- ^ Tacitus, Annals 2, 76 and 78.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annals 3, 8.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annalen 3, 16ff., Confirmed by the Senatus consultum de Gnaeo Pisone patre ( online ), found in inscriptions a few years ago .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calpurnius Piso, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piso, Marcus Calpurnius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 20 |