Piso

Family: Roman · Role: consul · First appears: Pompey

Piso was a Roman consul and the father of Calpurnia, who was the daughter of Piso. He was the father-in-law of Caesar, and when Caesar returned to Rome, Piso advised him to send men to Pompey. After Piso’s death, Tullia, his former wife, married Cicero.

Piso was the son of Marcus Crassus and Scribonia, and Sulpicius Galba became his guardian, sending for him as a young man known for excellent dispositions toward virtue. During Galba’s conflict with Marcus Otho, Piso and Otho became rivals and enemies; Piso’s head was brought to Otho, while Verania, Piso’s wife, begged for his body. As he retreated after receiving a wound, Piso was pursued and slain at the temple of Vesta by Murcus.

Relationship record

Pompey

child: Calpurnia “Calpurnia, the daughter of Piso”

Caesar

with Caesar (interaction) “When Caesar came back to Rome, Piso, his father-in-law, advised him to send men to Pompey”

Cicero

married with Tullia “after the death of Piso, her former husband”

Galba

parent: Sulpicius Galba “on a sudden, without anyone's privity, he sent for Piso, the son of Crassus and Scribonia”
parent: Marcus Crassus “Piso, the son of Crassus and Scribonia”
parent: Scribonia “Piso, the son of Crassus and Scribonia”
rivals with Marcus Otho “Otho's aspect, on the other hand, did not fail to let many marks appear of his bitterness and anger at his disappointment”
with Murcus (interaction) “The young man, retreating upon a wound received, was pursued by one Murcus, and slain at the temple of Vesta”
guardian: Sulpicius Galba “he sent for Piso, the son of Crassus and Scribonia, whom Nero slew, a young man in general of excellent dispositions for virtue”
enemies with Marcus Otho “But when they brought the head to Otho, ”
married with Verania “Piso's was begged by his wife Verania”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.