The gens is best known from a single individual, Gaius Matius, surnamed Calvena, a learned eques, who was an intimate friend of both Caesar and Cicero. Gaius Matius Calvena, the friend of Caesar and Cicero, subsequently befriended Octavian, but never exploited his relationship for personal gain.
The gens is best known from a single individual, Gaius Matius, surnamed Calvena, a learned eques, who was an intimate friend of both Caesar and Cicero.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
gen
gens
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Sup
well
best
ADV
RBS
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
single
single
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
individual
individual
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Gaius
Gaius
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Matius
Matius
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
surname
surnamed
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Calvena
Calvena
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
appos
Number=Sing
eque
eques
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
intimate
intimate
ADJ
JJ
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
cc:preconj
both
both
CCONJ
CC
nmod
Number=Sing
Caesar
Caesar
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Cicero
Cicero
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Gaius Matius Calvena, the friend of Caesar and Cicero, subsequently befriended Octavian, but never exploited his relationship for personal gain.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gaius
Gaius
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Matius
Matius
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Calvena
Calvena
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Caesar
Caesar
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Cicero
Cicero
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
subsequently
subsequently
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
befriend
befriended
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Octavian
Octavian
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
exploit
exploited
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
relationship
relationship
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
gain
gain
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.