hide
Named Entity Searches
hide
Matching Documents
The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.
Your search returned 2,667 results in 1,377 document sections:
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), or Hero'd the Great or Hero'des Magnus (search)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Piso
8. L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, L. F. L. N., the son of No. 7, must have been born during the civil war between Caesar and Pompey (B. C. 49-48), as he was eighty at the time of his death in A. D. 32 (Tac. Ann. 6.10).
He was consul B. C. 15, with M. Livius Drusus Libo, and afterwards obtained the province of Pamphylia; from thence he was recalled by Augustus in B. C. 11, in order to make war upon the Thracians, who had attacked the province of Macedonia.
After a struggle which lasted for three years he subdued the various Thracian tribes, and obtained in consequence the triumphal insignia.
The favour which Augustus had shown to Piso, he continued to receive from his successor Tiberius, who made him praefectus urbi.
He was one of the associates of Tiberius in his revels, but had nothing of the cruel and suspicious disposition of the emperor. Although he spent the greater part of the night at table, and did not rise till midday, he discharged the duties of his office with punctual
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Ru'tilus, Hosti'lius
praefect of the camp in the army of Drusus in Germany, B. C. 11. (Obsequ. 132.)