Calpurnius

Calpurnĭus, a, um, adj. [a Calpo Numae regis filio, Fest. p. 36],

• the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian gens: familia, Cic. Pis. 23, 53.—
• II Esp., as subst.
• • A Masc.
  • • 1 C. Calpurnius Piso, praetor B.C. 186, Liv. 39, 6, 1; 39, 30, 1 sqq.; and consul B.C. 180, id. 40, 35, 1; 40, 37, 1.—
    • 2 L. Calpurnius Piso, consul B.C. 112, and afterwards, B.C. 107, lieutenant of Cassius, Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 1, 12; 1, 14.—
    • 3 L. Calpurnius Bestia, tribune of the people B.C. 121, consul B.C. 111, and a general against Jugurtha, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; Sall. J. 27 sqq.—
    • 4 C. Calpurnius Piso, son-in-law of Cicero, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; id. Sest. 24, 54 al.—
    • 5 The intimate friend of Antonius, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8 A, 2.—
    • 6 L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul with P. Mucius Scaevola, A.U.C. 621, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; Val. Max. 4, 3, 11 al.—
  • B Fem.
  • • 1 Cal-purnĭa, ae, the wife of Caesar, Vell. 2, 57, 2.—
    • 2 The wife of Antistius and daughter of Bestia, Vell. 2, 26 fin. al.—Hence,
• III Calpurnia lex.
• • • • a De pecuniis repetundis, introduced by the tribune of the people, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, A.U.C. 605, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195; 2, 4, 25, § 56; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Off. 2, 21, 75 Beier.—
      • b De ambitu, by the consul C. Calpurnius Piso, A.U.C. 687, Cic. Mur. 23, 46; Corn. Fragm. Ascon. (v. 2, p. 68 Orell.); Tac. A. 15, 20.—
      • c Militaris, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 107, 16.— Deriv.: Calpurnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to a Calpurnius: equites, serving under the praetor Calpurnius, Liv. 39, 31, 7.

Calpurnius, a, um, Name eines röm. plebej. Geschlechts (dessen Familien die Beinamen Flamma, Asprenas, Piso [Frugi], Bestia, Bibulus führen), aus dem am bekanntesten: C. Calp. Piso, 186 v. Chr. Prätor u. dann Proprätor in Spanien, Liv. 39, 6, 1; 39, 30, 1 sqq.: Konsul 180 v. Chr., Liv. 40, 35, 1, u. als solcher gestorben, Liv. 40, 37, 1. – L. Calp. Piso, Konsul im J. 112 u. später (107) Legat des Kassius, Caes. b. G. 1, 6 u. 12 14. – L. Calp. Piso Frugi, bekannt wegen seiner strengen Rechtlichkeit und edlen Gesinnung, Cic. Tusc. 3, 16. Val. Max. 4, 3, 11: Volkstribun 149 v. Chr., Cic. Brut. 106: Konsul 133 v. Chr., Cic. Verr. 4, 108. – L. Calp. Bestia, Volkstribun 121 v. Chr., Cic. Brut. 128: Konsul (111) u. Feldherr gegen Jugurtha, Sall. Iug. 27 sqq. – L. Calp. Bibulus, der Stiefsohn des M. Brutus, Hor. sat. 1, 10, 86 (wo bl. Bibule); vgl. W. Teuffel Gesch. der röm. Literat.⁵ § 255, 2. – C. Calp. Piso, Schwiegersohn Ciceros, Cic. ad Att. 2, 24, 3; Sest. 54. – L. Calp. Piso Caesonius, Konsul im J. 58 v. Chr., Schwiegervater Cäsars, Gegner Ciceros, Caes. b. c. 1, 3. § 6. u. oft Cic. de domo, pro Sest., in Pis. – Calpurnia, Cäsars Gemahlin (Tochter des zuletzt gen. Calp.), Vell. 2, 57, 2. – Außerdem: T. Calpurnius Siculus, ein röm. Bukoliker aus der zweiten Hälfte des 3. Jahrh. n. Chr., unter dessen Namen wir elf Eklogen besitzen, in denen politische Anspielungen mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit auf die Zeiten des Karus u. Numerianus (280 n. Chr.) gedeutet werden. Vgl. W. Teuffel Gesch. der röm. Literat.⁵ § 306, 1. – Adi. kalpurnisch, familia, Cic.: domus, Auct. Paneg. in Pis. – bes. Calpurnia lex, α) de repetundis, vom Volkstribun L. Calp. Piso Frugi, Cic. de off. 2, 75 (u. dazu Beier). – β) de ambitu, vom Konsul C. Calp. Piso, Cic. Mur. 46. – Dav. Calpurniānus, a, um, kalpurnianisch, equites, unter dem (oben zuerst gen.) Prätor Kalpurnius dienende, Liv. 39, 31, 7.

Calpurnĭus, (11) ĭī, m. , nom dʼune famille romaine où se trouvaient les surnoms de Piso, Bestia, Bibulus, etc.  : Cic. , Cæs. , Liv. , Hor. || -nĭus, a, um, de la famille Calpurnia, de Calpurnius : Sisenna Hist. 120 ; Cic. Mur. 46 ; Pis. 53 || -nĭānus, a, um, de Calpurnius : Liv. 39, 31, 7.

Calpurnius

(1) A writer of mimes, not to be confounded with the pastoral poet of the same name.

(2) A Christian in the time of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius, from whom we have fifty-one Declamationes remaining.

(3) Titus Calpurnius (called Sicŭlus), a Latin poet, a native of Sicily, lived during the first century of our era, under the emperor Nero. In the earliest editions of his works, and in all but one of the MSS., eleven eclogues pass under his name. Ugoletus, however, at a later period, guided by this single MS., showed that four of the eleven were the work of Nemesianus. The Eclogues of Calpurnius are not without merit, though greatly inferior in elegance and simplicity to Vergil's. They are dedicated to Nemesianus, his protector and patron, for he himself was very poor. In the time of Charlemagne these pieces were placed in the hands of young scholars. Besides these poems, which were written in imitation of Vergil's Bucolica, there exists a poetical panegyric, De Laude Pisonis, which is now generally attributed to Calpurnius. Editions of this are those of Held (Breslau, 1831), and Weber (Marburg, 1859); of the Eclogues, those by Glaeser (Göttingen, 1842); with Nemesianus by Schenkl (Prague, 1885); and with commentary, introduction, and appendix by Keene (London, 1887). A good translation of the Eclogues into English verse is that by E. L. Scott (London, 1891). See Einsiedeln Poems.