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Calpurnia was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination.According to contemporary sources, she was a good and faithful wife, in spite of her husband's infidelity; and, forewarned of the attempt on his life, she endeavored in vain to prevent his murder.
He was the son of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, consul in 58 BC, and half-brother of Calpurnia, the third and last wife of Julius Caesar. Piso was consul in 15 BC, and shortly thereafter engaged in Mediolanum as proconsul. [1] Cassius Dio refers to him as governor of Pamphylia in the years 13 to 11 BC; his province probably included Galatia.
Cultural depictions of Calpurnia (wife of Caesar) (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Caesar's wife can refer to: Any of the wives of Julius Caesar ... Cornelia; Pompeia; Calpurnia; Works. Caesar's Wife, a play; Other. Caesar's wife must be above ...
Calpurnia (wife of Caesar), last wife of Roman dictator Julius Caesar; Calpurnia (wife of Pliny), third and last wife of Pliny the Younger and granddaughter of Calpurnius Fabatus; Lex Acilia Calpurnia (67 BC), a severe law against political corruption; Lex Calpurnia (149 BC), a law that established a permanent extortion court
Julius Caesar is seen as the main example of Caesarism, a form of political rule led by a charismatic strongman whose rule is based upon a cult of personality, whose rationale is the need to rule by force, establishing a violent social order, and being a regime involving prominence of the military in the government. [293]
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus is one of the Triumvirs, the three rulers of Rome after Caesar's death, in Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. Marcus Andronicus is the brother of Titus Andronicus. Marcus Brutus (usually just Brutus) is a central character of Julius Caesar, who conspires against Caesar's life and stabs him.
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]