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Calpurnia (kălpûr`nēə), d. after 44 B.C., Roman matron. The daughter of Lucius Calpurnicus Piso Caesoninus (see under Piso Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, d. after 43 B.C., father-in-law of Julius Caesar. As consul (58 B.C.), he aided in the banishment of Cicero; Macedonia was his proconsular province (57 B.C.–55 B.C.). Cicero, after he returned from exile in 57 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , family), she was married to Julius Caesar in 59 B.C. She was loyal to him despite his many infidelities and his neglect. The picture of her in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is drawn mainly from Plutarch. Calpurnia dreams that a statue of Julius Caesar is spouting blood from a hundred wounds. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare Julius Caesar] See : Dreaming Calpurnia sees bloody statue of Julius in dream. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar] See : Prophecy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The investment bankers hired architect, David Fratianne, to build out their space, based on the strength of his work for MTV and Calpurnia Group. On the eve before his assassination, his wife Calpurnia dreamt that he had been murdered and begged him to stay at home the next day. Director Edel mostly manages to coax his cast into naturalistic performances rather than stiffly stentorian oratory (the cast also features Christopher Walken as Cato, the man in the Senate most wary of dictatorial bravura, and Valeria Golino as Calpurnia, Caesar's lonely wife while he's off fighting his battles). |
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