Tacitus: Histories and Annals

Piso

Family: Roman · Role: father of Cneius Piso · First appears: Annals II (7)

Life events

  • The senate approved a proposal to honour Piso's memory, though it took no action.(Histories IV.40-42)
    • With: Curtius Montanus
    • “to which Curtius Montanus proposed an amendment that some respect should also be paid to the memory of Piso. The senate approved both proposals, though nothing was done about Piso.”

Annals II (7)

  • child: Cneius Piso “and heir to all the ferocity and haughtiness of his father Piso;”
  • enemies with Caesar “the same who, in the civil war, assisted the reviving party against Caesar in Africa with vehement efforts;”
  • friends with Brutus “and then followed Brutus and Cassius”
  • friends with Cassius “and then followed Brutus and Cassius”

Histories IV.40-42

  • enemies with Aquilius Regulus “Curtius Montanus now attacked him in a savage speech, and even went so far as to charge Regulus with having given money to Piso's murderer after Galba's death, and with having bitten Piso's head.”
  • patron: Curtius Montanus “Curtius Montanus proposed an amendment that some respect should also be paid to the memory of Piso.”

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