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Marcus Pupius Piso (cos. 61)

Quaestor in 83 BCE

🏛️ Career

  1. 83 BCE
    Quaestor

    Broughton: Assigned to serve under the Consul Scipio, but refused to do so

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • (a) (Cic. Verr. 2.1.37). See D.-G. 2.69, no. 15.
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    M. Valerius Messalla Niger (cos. 61) (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 61 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Manlius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Hortensius Hortalus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Octavius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 72 BCE
    Praetor

    Broughton: Pupius Piso is mentioned by Cicero with Curio and Lentulus Clodianus (a). He celebrated a triumph as Proconsul from Spain in 69 (b). It is therefore probable that he held the praetorship about 72, and proceeded to Spain the next year as successor to either Metellus or Pompey.

    Sources (3)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • See 71-9, Promagistrates. See D.-G. 2.69, no. 15.
      • (a) Cic. Brut. 236
      • (b) Ascon. 15 C; see Degrassi 565
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    M. Valerius Messalla Niger (cos. 61) (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 61 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Manlius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Hortensius Hortalus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Octavius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

  3. 61 BCE
    Consul · Co-consul: M. Valerius Messalla Niger (cos. 61)

    Broughton: Pupius Piso unwillingly proposed the bill to constitute a special court to try Clodius for his sacrilege toward the Bona Dea (a), and was probably the author of a law regulating the meetings of the Senate in relation to comitial days (b). Valerius, a good conservative, attacked Clodius, and opposed Pupius (c). On Pupius Piso, see D.-G. 2.69, no. 15; and on Messalla, Münzer, Gent. Val. 52f., no. 59.

    Sources (4)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • CIL 12.2.912, 913; Cic. Att. 1.12.4, and 13.6; Caes. BG 1.2.1, and 35.4; Fast. Amit., Degrassi 170f. (M. Pupius Piso Frugi, M. Vale [-]); Plin. NH 7.98; 8.131; 37.13, and Solin. 26.10 M; Dio 37, Index, and 46.1; Chr. 354 (Calpurniano et Messala); Fast. Hyd. (Pisone Frugi et Messala Nigro); Chr. Pasc. (#); Cassiod.; on Pupius, Cic. Att. 1.18.3; and on Valerius, CIL 12 .2.914; Elogium, CIL 12. 1, p. 20 1-Inscr. Ital. 13.3.77-ILS 46; Val. Max. 9. 14.5; Plin. NH 8. 131; Solin. 26.10, p. 115 M. See Degrassi 131, 490f.
      • (a) Cic. Att. 1. 13.3, and 14.5-6, and 16.1 and 8 and 12
      • (b) Cic. Fam. 1.4.2; cf. Att. 1.14.5; QF 2.2.3; Sest. 74; Caes. BC 1.5.4
      • (c) Cic. Att. 1.13.3, and 14.2-6
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    M. Valerius Messalla Niger (cos. 61) (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.667, final 0.667): 61 BCE (Consul)

    Cn. Manlius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    Q. Hortensius Hortalus (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.500, final 0.500): 72 BCE (Praetor)

    A. Gabinius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Octavius (1 year; raw 2.00, base 0.333, final 0.333): 61 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Siblings
    Lucius Calpurnius Piso
  2. Children
    Marcus Pupius Piso Frugi (pr. 44)