Petronius (disambiguation)
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Petronius
, also known as Petronius Arbiter, was a Roman writer who lived in the 1st century.
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Petronius
Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:...
, also known as Petronius Arbiter, was a Roman writer who lived in the 1st century.
Petronius may also refer to:
People
- Publius Petronius, governor of Aegyptus c. 25-21 BC
- Publius Petronius, suffect consul 19 AD
- Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, consul 37 AD
- Publius Petronius TurpilianusPublius Petronius TurpilianusPublius Petronius Turpilianus was a Roman politician and general.He was consul in AD 61, but in the second half of that year he laid down that office and was appointed governor of Britain, replacing Gaius Suetonius Paulinus who had been removed from office in the wake of the rebellion of Boudica...
, consul 61 AD - Marcus Petronius MamertinusMarcus Petronius MamertinusMarcus Petronius Mamertinus, possibly known as Sextus Petronius Mamertinus was an African Roman politician who lived in the 2nd century in the Roman Empire....
, suffect consul of 150 - Marcus Petronius Sura MamertinusMarcus Petronius Sura MamertinusMarcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus was a Roman consul that lived in the 2nd century and was one of the sons-in-law of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
, son to the above, consul in 182 - Petronius Antoninus, son of Sura Mamertinus
- Marcus Petronius Sura Septimianus, brother to Sura Mamertinus, consul in 190
- Petronia, sister to the above, married the Roman Senator Marcus Antoninus Antius Lupus
- Volusianus (L. Petronius Taurus)Volusianus (L. Petronius Taurus)Volusianus was a Roman general and senior official of the mid-Third Century AD who distinguished himself in both the military and the civil spheres of public life....
, or Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus, Roman general and official, Praetorian Prefect 260-267 - Sextus Claudius Petronius ProbusSextus Claudius Petronius ProbusSextus Claudius Petronius Probus was a leading Roman aristocrat of the later 4th century, renowned for his wealth, power and social connections.-Family:...
, consul 371 - Saint PetroniusSaint PetroniusSaint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest...
, bishop of Bologna, 5th century - Petronius MaximusPetronius MaximusFlavius Petronius Maximus was Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Flavius Aëtius, and the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III...
, western emperor 455 - Petronius (centurion)Petronius (centurion)In the noncanonical Gospel of Peter, Petronius is the name of the centurion who is ordered by Pontius Pilate to guard the tomb of Jesus ....
, the centurion guarding the tomb of Jesus in the noncanonical Gospel of Peter
Other
- Petronius (oil platform), oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico
- Petronius the Arbiter, the protagonist's cat 'Pete' in Robert A. HeinleinRobert A. HeinleinRobert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
's The Door into SummerThe Door into SummerThe Door into Summer is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published in hardcover in 1957. It is a fast-paced hard science fiction novel, with a key fantastic element, and romantic elements...