person
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso
Piso
also: Cn. Piso
Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, a rigid Roman commander within Seneca's memory whose threefold execution of innocent soldiers exemplifies anger inventing its own pretexts.
Reading notes
- On Anger §1.18 Gnaeus Piso
A rigid Roman commander within Seneca's memory whose anger condemned three innocent soldiers, inventing a separate pretext for each.