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Calpurnius

Calpurnius · adj

the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian

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Where it lives

Ab Urbe Condita, books 8-10 - 17s 1 · 83.33/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 39-40 - 39 13 · 8.81/10k
Parentalia 1 · 3.85/10k
Avidius Cassius 1 · 3.83/10k
Carus et Carinus et Numerianus 1 · 3.77/10k
Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 26 6 · 3.55/10k
Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 27 6 · 3.45/10k
De Bello Alexandrino 3 · 2.88/10k
Jugurtha 6 · 2.83/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 39-40 - 40 4 · 2.71/10k
Marcus Antoninus Philosophus 1 · 1.82/10k
Tyranni Triginta 1 · 1.52/10k

Densest 12 of 32 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Calpurnĭus — Lewis & Short

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

I the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian gens: familia, Cic. Pis. 23, 53.—

II Esp., as subst.

A Masc.

1 C. Calpurnius Piso, prœtor 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 Cœsar, 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 prœtor Calpurnius, Liv. 39, 31, 7.

In the wild

Calpurnio Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 26 p36
Calpurnius Historia Augusta, Marcus Antoninus Philosophus 8
Calpurnii Tacitus, Historiae 4.12
Calpurnio Tacitus, Annales 15.p49
Calpurnii Tacitus, Annales 3.p24
Calpurnia Tacitus, Annales 15.p20

6 of 134 attestations shown.

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