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Calpurnius Piso Galerianus was a man of the Calpurnia gens of ancient Rome who lived around the 1st century CE. He was the (possibly adopted) son of Gaius Calpurnius Piso . Gaius was married twice, to Livia Orestilla and later to Atria Galla , and it is unclear which of these women, if any, was Galerianus's biological mother.
The family-names of the Calpurnii under the Republic were Bestia, Bibulus, Flamma, Lanarius, and Piso.. Piso was the name of the greatest family of the Calpurnia gens. Like many other cognomina, this name is connected with agriculture, and comes from the verb pisere or pinsere, which refers to the pounding or grinding of corn.
Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain in a place as yet unidentified with certainty. His father, Calpurnius, was a decurion.At the age of 16, Saint Patrick was kidnapped by Irish pirates whilst he was fishing and taken to Ireland where he remained as a captive for six years. [6]
Patrick's father, Calpurnius, is described as a decurion ... A 1909 St Patrick's Day postcard with the Irish slogan "Erin go bragh" (Ireland Forever).
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso [note 1] (fl. 1st century BC) was a high ranking Roman aristocrat and senator. He was firmly traditionalist and opposed the populist First Triumvirate, and later Julius Caesar. He fought against Caesar in Caesar's civil war and against his adopted son, Octavian, in the Liberators' civil war; both times on the losing side.
St. Patrick's Day marks the day Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died in 461, but many of the lively traditions we know today began with Irish Americans.
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (c. 44/43 BC – AD 20) was a Roman statesman during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. He served as consul in 7 BC, [1] after which he was appointed governor of Hispania and consul of Africa. Piso is best known for being accused of poisoning and killing Germanicus, the heir of emperor Tiberius.
Calpurnius Piso was a member of the Plebeian gens Calpurnia. He was the son of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, consul in 23 BC, and the brother of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, the consul in 7 BC. [2] The influence of his brother enabled him to achieve a rapid consulship. Afterwards Calpurnius Piso was appointed the proconsular governor of Asia, possibly ...