
n.
A unit of currency in the Philippines.
[Tagalog, from Spanish peso, peso, piece of eight. See peso.]
| Dictionary: pi·so |

[Tagalog, from Spanish peso, peso, piece of eight. See peso.]
| Classical Literature Companion: Pīso |
1. Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesonīnus, at Rome, consul in 58 BC; his daughter Calpurnia married Julius Caesar. He refused to support Cicero against Clodius, and was rewarded by the latter with the governorship of the province of Macedonia. His administration there (57–55) was attacked by Cicero in two speeches, De provinciis consularibus and In Pisonem (see CICERO
2.
Gaius Calpurnius Piso
(d. AD 65), the figurehead of the great conspiracy against the emperor Nero. Exiled during the reign of Caligula (AD 37–41), consul under his successor Claudius, Piso was a rich and popular figure at Rome, and a great orator. The conspiracy to assassinate Nero and to put Piso on the throne was betrayed and he was executed.
| Wikipedia: Piso |
The Piso family of ancient Rome was a prominent plebeian branch of the gens Calpurnia, with at least 50 prominent Roman family members recognized. Members are known into the 2nd century.
Notable members:
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