Talk:Gaius Calpurnius Piso
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I really like how everything is very clearly laid out. The different sections and shorter sentences make it easy to follow. However, the wording for the sentence about Piso’s banishment by Emperor Caligula is a little unclear and I was not really sure who was accused of adultery and how that related to Piso being able to pass for a man of high character but not really being one (from the sentence before). Your sources are good and the link to Theodor Mommsen’s work was nice. Dshabeeb 06:32, 15 May 2007 (UTC) Dana Shabeeb
Organized well, a few syntax errors, but I'm sure before you turn it in you'll fix those. Perhaps you could elaborate more on some of the things you said. For example when you said "suffect consul", maybe you could explain what that means and its significance. That's all I can really think of. Ahmad.m.salah 18:23, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Overall, this article is well-researched and organized, but you fail to cite Tacitus directly or link to the relevant passages about Piso. Also, you have not really listened to your editors' comments. Nevertheless, this is a solid article. Anisekstrong 22:35, 21 May 2007 (UTC)Anisekstrong
[edit] The Conspiracy Theory that claims that the Piso family wrote the New Testament
For quite a while, I have been aware of the conspiracy theory that claims that the Roman Piso family authored the New Testament "to placate [their] slaves" (http://www.konformist.com/blasphemy/piso.htm). I wasn't able to find any evidence that supported this outlandish claim, so I rejected the conspiracy theory as sensationalist rubbish.
But when I came to this article by chance, I noticed the article's last sentence: "Piso is also known as author of Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of Mark." I also saw that the article incorporated text from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. I couldn't believe that Britannica would ever adhere to this conspiracy theory, so I looked up the original article from Tim Starling's scan of the Encyclopedia (http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tim_Starling/ScanSet_TIFF_demo&vol=21&page=ED1A679). What I have found, to my relief, is that the last sentence included in the wiki DOES NOT EXIST in Britannica. This deceitful sentence seems to be nothing more than petty vandalism. Therefore, I will promptly delete it and restore the article to its pure form. It should remain in its pure form indefinitely, unless someone can show us solid proof that supports the Piso theory, which is highly unlikely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadisticsuburbanite (talk • contribs) 04:11, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
It looks like you did a good job of answering who/what/when/where/why. Like the others, there are a couple of grammatical errors through your essay,in your conspiracy and death portion, remember to add A.D. to the dates (if they are AD). In your character and early life, you mention that he seems like he would be well-liked. this kind of sounds like an opinion, which we should avoid, but if its backed up by your sources that's fine, i might just rephrase it a little. Crd632 22:22, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
