person
L. Pisonem
also: Lucius Piso, Lucius Piso ... at Corduba
L. Calpurnius Piso (Caesoninus), praetor in Spain c. 113 BC and there killed in battle, father of the L. Piso who was praetor in the late 80s. Cicero recalls the story of his austerity over a broken gold ring (Verr. 2.4.56) as a foil to Verres's vulgar greed.
Reading notes
- Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV §56 Lucius Piso ... at Corduba
L. Piso the praetor in Spain (father of L. Piso praetor 74 BC), broke his ring in arms-practice; he had the goldsmith make him a new one in the open in the forum at Corduba, with public weighing of the half-ounce of gold, lest there be any suspicion. The proverbial old-school transparency, contrasted with Verres's gold-vase workshop.