person
Lucius Calpurnius Piso (the pontifex)
Lucius Piso
also: L. Piso
Urban prefect (custos urbis) under Augustus and Tiberius, a notorious heavy drinker who nonetheless discharged his office faithfully; subdued Thrace for Augustus.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §10.83.14 Lucius Piso
L. Calpurnius Piso, prefect (custos) of the city under Augustus and Tiberius and subduer of Thrace; a constant drinker who yet kept every state secret and discharged his office faultlessly.