Calvisius
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Calvisium Proper-name noun: masculine genitive plural, Proper-name noun: masculine accusative singular of Calvisius
- I C. Calvisius Sabinus, lieutenant of Caesar, and afterwards praetor in Africa, Caes. B. C. 3, 34 sq.; Cic. Phil. 3, 10, 26; cf. id. Fam. 12, 25, 1.—
- II Calvisius Sabinus, a very rich man, Sen. Ep. 27, 4; Tac. A. 13, 21; perh. the same with Calvisius, the accuser of Agrippina, Nero’s mother, Tac. A. 13, 19 sqq.—Deriv.: Calvĭsĭ-ānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Calvisius, Dig. 38, 5, 3; 38, 5, 5.
a client of Junia Silana. This lady had been grievously injured by Agrippina, and now resolved to take vengeance. She therefore sent Calvisius and a fellow-client to bring against Agrippina the charge of endeavouring to place Rubellius Plautus on the throne instead of Nero. It was so contrived that the charge came to the emperor's ears in a round-about way, and did not appear an intentional denunciation. Hereupon, Nero resolved to put Agrippina to death ; but the monstrous deed was yet deferred for a few years, and Junia Silana and her two clients were sent into exile; but after the murder of Agrippina they were all recalled. (Tac. Ann. 13.19, 21, 22, 14.12.) [L.S]
A person of this name was entrusted by Pliny the Younger with the task of informing the decuriones of Comum that Pliny was willing, as a matter of bounty, not of right, to effectuate the intention of one Saturninus, who, after leaving 400,000 sesterces to the respublica Comensium (a legacy which was legally void), gave the residue of his property to Pliny. (Ep. 5.7.) Hence Guil. Grotius (Vitae JCtorum, 2.5.16) has classed Calvisius among the jurists, although his duties might have been undertaken by any one of moderate discretion and delicacy of feeling. Upon the same slight ground, Guil. Grotius builds the supposition, that the Calvisius mentioned by Pliny was the author of the Actio Calvisiana. This action was introduced, probably in the time of the republic, by some praetor of the name Calvisius (Hugo, R. R. G. p. 335), to protect the patron's rights of succession to a portion of his freedman's property against fraudulent alienations made in the lifetime of the freedman. (Dig, 38, tit. 5, s. 3.3; Heineccius, Hist. Jur. Rom. § 264.) [J.T.G]
the governor of Egypt under M. Aurelius, took part in the revolt of Avidius Cassius, but was treated by the emperor with great leniency, and only banished to an island. (D. C. 71.28.)
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