Calpurnii

Calpurnius was the Nomen of a former plebeian family Roman, the people Calpurnia . The family legend reduced them from Calpus, third wire of the king Numa. The name of this family does not appear before the First Punic War, with the consulate of Caius Calpurnius Piso in -180.

The Cognomen S of this family, under the republic, are Bestia , Bibulus , Flama , and Piso . This last branch will be divided itself into two nicknames, Caesoninus and Frugi . The branch Piso will become one of the most famous families of Rome.

Family name left the name with two laws, the Lex Calpurnia and the Lex Acilia Calpurnia .

Under the republic

Men

Among the Calpurnii , one finds amongst other things:

Caius Calpurnius Piso, consul in -180
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, consul in -148
Cn. Calpurnius Piso, consul in -139
Q. Calpurnius Piso, consul in -135
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul in -133
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, wire of the precedent, consul in -112
Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, consul in -111
Caius Calpurnius Piso, consul in -67
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, politicking Roman, consul in -58, father-in-law of César
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, wire of the precedent, consul in -15
Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, politicking Roman, savage opposing César
Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus, wire of the precedent, Roman politician

Women

Calpurnia, third wife of Jules César

Under the empire

Lucius Calpurnius Piso, consul in -1
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, consul in 7, probable assassin of Germanicus
Lucius Calpurnius Piso, consul in 27
Caius Calpurnius Piso, consul suffect in 41, author of the conspiracy against Néron in 65
Lucius Calpurnius Piso, consul in 57
C. Calpurnius Piso, consul in 111
P. Calpurnius Atilianus, consul in 135
Sex. Calpurnius Scipio Orfitus, consul in 172
L. Calpurnius Piso, consul in 175
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, a césar adopted by Bent
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, a usurping emperor

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