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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (101 BC [1] – c. 43 BC) was a Roman senator and the father-in-law of Julius Caesar [2] through his daughter Calpurnia.He was reportedly a follower of a school of Epicureanism that had been modified to befit politicians, as Epicureanism itself favoured withdrawal from politics. [3]
It was perhaps owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. [5] [6] In 1908, Barker suggested that Philodemus may have been the owner. [7] In AD 79, the eruption of Vesuvius covered all of Herculaneum with up to 30 metres (98 ft) of volcanic material from pyroclastic flows.
Caesar's father also called Gaius Julius Caesar, reached the rank of praetor, the second highest of the Republic's elected magistracies, and governed the province of Asia, perhaps through the influence of his prominent brother-in-law Gaius Marius. [5] His mother, Aurelia Cotta, came from an influential family which had produced several consuls.
Gaius Julius Caesar (/ ˈ s iː z ər /; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesman Julius Caesar.
Gaius Julius Caesar [a] (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.
When Caesar sees that his father-in-law is on the list, he tries to rescue him only to be arrested by an officer of Sulla's army, Pompey. Caesar's mother, Aurelia, asks Sulla to show him mercy; out of respect for her, he promises to let Caesar live if he divorces his wife Cornelia, but Caesar refuses. Sulla then releases him anyway but orders ...
He had married Servilia of the Servilii Caepiones who was the half-sister of Cato the Younger, [26] and later Julius Caesar's mistress. [27] Some ancient sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being Brutus' real father, [28] despite Caesar being only fifteen years old when Brutus was born. Ancient historians were sceptical of this ...
The Helvetii that Caesar defeated were part of the pagus (sub-tribe) of the Tigurini which in 107 BC had slain the Consul Lucius Cassius Longinus, as well as the legate Lucius Calpurnius Piso, the grandfather of the Lucius Calpurnius Piso who was the father-in-law of Caesar.