Calpurnia
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Calpurnia can refer to:
In ancient Rome:
- Gens Calpurnia, a noble family
- Calpurnia Pisonis, third and last wife of Julius Caesar
- Calpurnia, third and last wife of Pliny the Younger and granddaughter Calpurnus Fabatus
- Lex Acilia Calpurnia (67 BC), a severe law against political corruption
- Lex Calpurnia (149 BC), a law that established a permanent extortion court
In science:
- Calpurnia (genus), a genus in the family Fabaceae composing of shrubs and other small trees, usually found in southern Africa
- 2542 Calpurnia, an asteroid discovered by E. Bowell on 11 February 1980
In culture:
- Calpurnia Addams, a fictional character referenced to in The Addams Family (1991) film where she is said to be Wednesday Addams' great-aunt who was burnt as a witch in 1706. She must, therefore, be Gomez Addams' and Uncle Fester's aunt.
- Calpernia Addams, an American transgender author and activist
In literature:
- Calpurnia, the cook and maid to the Finch family in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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