Calpurnia
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Calpurnia can refer to:
In ancient Rome:
In science:
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In ancient Rome:
- Gens CalpurniaGens CalpurniaThe gens Calpurnia was a plebeian family at Rome, which appears in history during the 3rd century BC. The first of the gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Calpurnius Piso in 180 BC, but from this time their consulships were very frequent, and the family of the Pisones became one of the most...
, a noble family- Calpurnia PisonisCalpurnia PisonisCalpurnia Pisonis , daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, sister of Lucius Calpurnius Piso, "the Pontifex", was a Roman woman and the third and last wife of Julius Caesar. Calpurnia was the great-granddaughter of a lieutenant of Lucius Cassius Longinus, whose name was Lucius Piso...
, third and last wife of Julius Caesar - Calpurnia, third and last wife of Pliny the YoungerPliny the YoungerGaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him...
and grand-daughter of Calpurnius FabatusCalpurnius FabatusCalpurnius Fabatus was an Ancient Roman nobleman of the 1st century AD from the gens Calpurnia.He was grandfather to Calpurnia, wife of the Pliny the Younger, who addressed several letters to Fabatus. He possessed a country house, Villa Camilliana, in Campania...
- Calpurnia Pisonis
- Lex Acilia CalpurniaLex Acilia CalpurniaLex Acilia Calpurnia was a law established during the Roman Republic in 67 BC mandating permanent exclusion from office in cases of electoral corruption.-External links:*...
(67 BC), a severe law against political corruption - Lex CalpurniaLex CalpurniaLex Calpurnia was a law established in 149 BC by Tribune Lucius Calpurnius Piso. According to this law, a permanent court with a praetor who observed provincial governors has been established. The main reason was the increasing extortion in provinces...
(149 BC), a law that established a permanent extortion court
In science:
- Calpurnia (genus)Calpurnia (genus)Calpurnia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Fabaceae.The genus comprises shrubs or small trees in or along the margin of forests in the eastern parts of South Africa. They shed leaves in winter unless in moist areas, where they are evergreen...
, a genus in the family Fabaceae composing of shrubs and other small trees, usually found in southern Africa - 2542 Calpurnia2542 Calpurnia2542 Calpurnia is a main belt asteroid. It has an eccentricity of 0.0726098 and an orbital period of 2023.4812635 days .Calinger has an average orbital speed of 16.82965053 km/s and an inclination of 4.63093°....
, an asteroid discovered by E. Bowell on 11 February 1980
Other:
- Calpernia AddamsCalpernia AddamsCalpernia Sarah Addams is an American author, actress, musician, and a spokesperson and activist for transgender rights and issues.-Biography:...
, an American transgender author and activist - Calpurnia, a fictional, African-American, cook and maid for the fictional Finch family in the novel To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature...
- Calpurnia Virginia Tate the main character in the novel "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate"