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Roman courtier (27 – 66 AD)
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (/pɪˈtroʊniəs/; Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs pɛˈtroːniʊs arbɪtɛr]; c. 27 – c. 66 AD; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) was a Roman
Petronius
Latin work of fiction attributed to Petronius
been written by Gaius Petronius in the late 1st century AD, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an
Satyricon
Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico
platform is situated to exploit the Petronius field, discovered in 1995 in Viosca Knoll (block VK 786) and named after Petronius, the Roman writer. The seabed
Petronius_(oil_platform)
Topics referred to by the same term
Petronius (c. AD 27–66) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero, and author of the Satyricon. Petronius may also refer to: Members of the Petronia
Petronius_(disambiguation)
In the non-canonical Gospel of Peter, Petronius is the centurion who is ordered by Pontius Pilate to guard the tomb of Jesus (Gos. Peter 8). Cornelius
Petronius_(centurion)
Western Roman emperor in 455
in 476. Petronius Maximus was born about 397. Although he was of obscure origin, it is believed that he belonged to the Anicius and Petronius families
Petronius_Maximus
1st century AD Roman politician, consul and governor
Publius Petronius Turpilianus (called Petronius) was a Roman senator who held a number of offices in the middle of the 1st century AD, most notably governor
Publius_Petronius_Turpilianus
Roman senator (fl. 395–406 AD)
Anicius Petronius Probus (fl. 395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire. A member of the gens Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius
Anicius_Petronius_Probus
Bishop of Bologna and patron saint of the city
viris illustribus. Eucherius describes Petronius as renowned in Italy for his virtues. Gennadius writes that Petronius belonged to a noble family whose members
Petronius_of_Bologna
Ancient Roman family
Gallienus. Petronius Annianus, consul in AD 314. Petronius Probianus, consul in AD 322. Petronius Probinus, consul in AD 341. Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus
Petronia_gens
1st century AD Roman senator, consul and governor
Dolabella put to death by the side of the road. Petronius was the father, possibly by adoption, of Publius Petronius Turpilianus, who became the governor of Britain
Publius_Petronius
Roman senator
310, the father of Petronius Probinus, consul in 341, and of the poet Faltonia Betitia Proba, and the grandfather of Sextus Petronius Probus, consul in
Petronius_Probianus
Queen of the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush
fleeing forces, Petronius sent them to Alexandria to await judgment. Amanirenas herself resided at Napata with her son. As Petronius approached, taking
Amanirenas
Topics referred to by the same term
Petronius Probinus may refer to: Petronius Probinus (consul 341) (fl. 341 – 346 AD), aristocrat and statesman of the Roman Empire Petronius Probinus (consul
Petronius_Probinus
Father of Roman emperor Didius Julianus
custom around this time. His paternal grandfather Quintus Petronius, son of one Gaius Petronius, was an Insuber or Insubrian in the city. His grandfather
Quintus Petronius Didius Severus
Quintus_Petronius_Didius_Severus
1st century Roman senator and consul
Lentulus. Bartolomeo Borghesi has argued that Gaius Petronius is the same person as Gaius Petronius Umbrinus, who is mentioned in an inscription from Rome
Gaius_Petronius_(consul_25)
2nd century Roman senator, governor and praetorian prefect
Marcus Petronius Mamertinus, possibly known as Sextus Petronius Mamertinus, was a Roman senator originally of the Equestrian order. He served as suffect
Marcus_Petronius_Mamertinus
1st-century BC prefect of Roman Egypt
Gaius or Publius Petronius (died after 20 BC) was the second and then fourth prefect of Roman Egypt. Petronius led a campaign into present-day central
Gaius_Petronius
Roman aristocrat and statesman
two emperors, Petronius Maximus and Olybrius. According to the family tree published by Mommaerts and Kelley, Probus was a son of Petronius Probinus, consul
Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus
Sextus_Claudius_Petronius_Probus
Crater on Mercury
Astronomical Union (IAU) on the August 6, 2012. Petronius is named for the Roman author Petronius. Petronius has a region of permanent shadow on much of its
Petronius_(crater)
Marcus Petronius Honoratus was a Roman eques who held a number of military and civilian positions during the reigns of the Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus
Marcus_Petronius_Honoratus
American indie folk band
The Mountain Goats are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in
The_Mountain_Goats
Fictional character in the Satyricon
a character in the 1st-century AD Roman work of fiction Satyricon by Petronius. He features as the ostentatious, nouveau-riche host in the section titled
Trimalchio
1895–1896 novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz
caused Chilon´s repentance. Gaius Petronius titled the "arbiter of elegance," former governor of Bithynia. Petronius is a member of Nero's court who uses
Quo_Vadis_(novel)
Sculpture by Michelangelo
Bologna. Its subject is Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna. It was influenced by Jacopo della Quercia's sculpture of Saint Petronius. It is designed to be viewed
Saint Petronius (Michelangelo)
Saint_Petronius_(Michelangelo)
1969 film by Federico Fellini
whether in some way it illustrates Petronius: the least surprising parts are those that come closest to Petronius's text or that have some vague historical
Fellini_Satyricon
4th-century Egyptian Christian monk
lifetime, Petronius served as the superior of Tsmine and also oversaw other monasteries, including Šmin and Tse. Pachomius appointed Petronius as his successor
Petronius_of_Egypt
English novelist (born 1949)
Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome
Lindsey_Davis
Roman praetorian prefect from 94 to 96 AD
becoming Praetorian prefect, Petronius had served as governor of Roman Egypt from 92 until 93. While governor of Egypt, Petronius is attested as hearing the
Titus_Petronius_Secundus
Species of fish
Haplochromis petronius is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake George, Uganda. This species can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL. Twongo
Haplochromis_petronius
Roman consul of the Ostrogothic era
Rufius Petronius Nicomachus Cethegus was a politician of Ostrogothic Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. He was appointed consul for 504 AD, and held
Rufius Petronius Nicomachus Cethegus
Rufius_Petronius_Nicomachus_Cethegus
Catholic basilica in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius, who was the Bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. Construction began
San_Petronio,_Bologna
1st century Roman senator and consul
Aulus Petronius Lurco was a Roman senator, who was active during the Principate. He was suffect consul in the nundinium for the second half of the year
Aulus_Petronius_Lurco
Petronius Probinus was a Roman aristocrat during the reign of King Odoacer. He was the Western consul in 489 AD (with Flavius Eusebius as his Eastern
Petronius Probinus (consul 489)
Petronius_Probinus_(consul_489)
killed Aetius in 454. However, his alliance with Petronius ended with the death of Aetius: when Petronius asked to be conferred the consulship and the patriciate
Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi)
Heraclius_(primicerius_sacri_cubiculi)
2nd century Roman senator and consul
His father, Marcus Petronius Mamertinus, was suffect consul in 150 and his mother's name is unknown. He had a brother, Marcus Petronius Sura Septimianus
Marcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus
Marcus_Petronius_Sura_Mamertinus
Extensions to a work by Petronius
Petronius Satyricon Gaius Petronius Arbiter; González de Salas, J.A. [in Latin] (1922). Firebaugh, W.C. (ed.). Petronius: Satyricon. Gaius Petronius Arbiter;
Supplements_to_the_Satyricon
Wife of Western Roman emperor Valentinian III
Valentinian III. Following the assassination of Valentinian, the usurper Petronius Maximus compelled Eudoxia to marry him. Captured during the sack of Rome
Licinia_Eudoxia
Western Roman emperor from 455 to 456
note 23. Petronius Maximus ascended to the throne on 17 March 455, after Emperor Valentinian III had been killed by a conspiracy in which Petronius was involved
Avitus
Topics referred to by the same term
novel attributed to Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon may also refer to: Fellini Satyricon, a 1969 film by Federico Fellini based on Petronius' book Satyricon
Satyricon_(disambiguation)
Petronius Probinus (fl. 341 – 346 AD) was an aristocrat and statesman of the Roman Empire. He was Roman consul in the year 341 and praefectus urbi of
Petronius Probinus (consul 341)
Petronius_Probinus_(consul_341)
Western Roman emperor from 425 to 455
felt secure enough to begin plotting to have Aetius killed, egged on by Petronius Maximus, a high ranking senator who bore Aetius a personal grudge, and
Valentinian_III
Western Roman emperor in 472
Aetius, probably instigated by the patricius Petronius Maximus, who succeeded to the throne. Petronius, who was a high-ranking imperial officer and a
Olybrius
platforms by type). The current highest oil platform among these types is the Petronius platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf
List_of_tallest_oil_platforms
1977 novel by Gerd Brantenberg
roles are flipped. The protagonist of the novel is a young boy named Petronius. He is active in the fight against the current feminine norms in the society
Egalia's_Daughters
Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
Pambo Parsoma Patapios Paul of Thebes Paul of Tammah Paul the Simple Petronius Pishoy Poemen Samuel the Confessor Sisoes the Great Tekle Haymanot Theodorus
Paul_the_Apostle
Book
excerpts Old Latin and Classical Latin writers such as Plautus, Juvenal, Petronius, and Seneca in examples, and includes some Medieval Latin as well. Glossarium
Glossarium_Eroticum
Species of butterfly
Scudder & Burgess, 1870 Nisoniades petronius Mead, 1875 (nom. nud.) Nisoniades petronius Lintner, 1881 Thanaos petronius (Lintner, 1881) Thanaos horatius
Erynnis_horatius
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
Mesopotamia and reclaim his throne the same year. Augustus ordered Gaius Petronius, Aelius Gallus's successor as prefect of Egypt, to invade Aethiopia, after
Augustus
1951 film by Mervyn LeRoy
household are devout Christians, who host Paul the Apostle that very night. Petronius, Marcus' uncle, persuades Nero to give the girl to his nephew as a reward
Quo_Vadis_(1951_film)
Literary genre
polemicist Menippus, Marcus Terentius Varro, Lucian, Seneca the Younger, Petronius, Apuleius, Gaius Lucilius, Horace, Boethius, and Julian the Apostate.
Menippean_satire
Warning sign
(pronounced [ˈkäu̯eː ˈkänɛ̃ˑ]). The Roman work Satyricon, written by Petronius, includes a passage mentioning the phrase cave canem painted on a wall
Beware_of_the_dog
Poetic metre used in Ancient Greek and Latin
(Müller). Petronius, Satyricon, 23.3. Lewis and Short's Latin Dictionary Delos explains that Delians were famous for rearing capons. Petronius, Satyricon
Sotadean_metre
Latin although it is not completely extant. This story was written by Petronius Arbiter in the first century. Quartilla is a follower of the god Priapus
Quartilla
Italian film
famous version made by Federico Fellini, the film is loosely based on Petronius's work, Satyricon, a series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during
Satyricon (1969 Polidoro film)
Satyricon_(1969_Polidoro_film)
16th/17th-century theatre in London
mundus exerceat histrionem—"because all the world is a playground"—from Petronius, the satirical Roman author who had wide circulation in England in the
Globe_Theatre
Roman consul and praetorian prefect (died c.286)
Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died c.286 AD) was a Roman citizen, apparently of equestrian origins, whose career in the Imperial Service in the
Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus
Lucius_Petronius_Taurus_Volusianus
Species of butterfly
perlucidus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Bali, Lombok, eastern Java) Miletus symethus petronius (Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Burma, Thailand, Langkawi, Malay Peninsula, Singapore
Miletus_symethus
Type of offshore fixed rig structure
freestanding steel structures Petronius Compliant Tower Baldpate (oil platform) Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform "Petronius Compliant Tower, All Areas"
Compliant_tower
Roman god of the sky
heaven (summum caelum), saying that Jews worship the numen of Caelus; Petronius uses similar language. Florus has a passage describing the Holy of Holies
Caelus
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian
Julius_Caesar
Roman goddess
breasts writhed, and in her bloody hand she waved a quivering torch. — Petronius, Satyricon 124.271–277; translation by Gareth Schmeling Urging all to
Discordia
Topics referred to by the same term
instrument salesman, and entrepreneur Petronius (27–66), Roman author and satirist known formally as Gaius Petronius Arbiter One of the names of the Hindu
Arbiter
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius' daughter (160-212)
Roman politician Marcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus, who served as consul in 182. Sometime after 173, they had a son, Petronius Antoninus. It is possible
Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor
Annia_Cornificia_Faustina_Minor
Sack of Rome by the Vandals (455)
Emperor Valentinian III and the son of Gaiseric. Valentinian's successor Petronius Maximus violated the treaty by marrying his son to Valentinian's daughter
Sack_of_Rome_(455)
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Age" of Latin literature. The three leading writers—Seneca, Lucan, and Petronius—committed suicide after incurring Nero's displeasure. Epigrammatist and
Roman_Empire
King of the Vandals and Alans (r. 428–477)
emperor Valentinian III was murdered on orders of Petronius Maximus, who usurped the throne. Petronius Maximus also married Valentinian's widow, Licinia
Gaiseric
1st century Roman general and provincial governor
him of his command. He was replaced by the more conciliatory Publius Petronius Turpilianus. But Suetonius was not disgraced: a lead tessera found in
Gaius_Suetonius_Paulinus
Italian artist and architect (1475–1564)
by Jacopo della Quercia around the main portal of the Basilica of St Petronius, including the panel of The Creation of Eve, the composition of which
Michelangelo
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
terms associated with Dionysus. Other Roman writers, such as Juvenal, Petronius, and Florus, identified Yahweh with the god Caelus. Jewish portal Judaism
Yahweh
Western half of the Roman Empire (395–476)
of the dead general, possibly acting for Petronius Maximus. With the end of the Theodosian dynasty, Petronius Maximus proclaimed himself emperor during
Western_Roman_Empire
"Satyricon" character
guests at Trimalchio's Feast (Cena Trimalchionis) in the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter. He is described as a stonemason, who has designed the luxurious
Habinnas
Roman imperial dynasty in Late Antiquity, r. 379–457
Pulcheria, the older sister of Theodosius II, after the death of the latter, Petronius Maximus was married to Licinia Eudoxia, the daughter of Theodosius II
Theodosian_dynasty
Roman emperor in 193
in the palace and succeeded by Severus. Julianus was born to Quintus Petronius Didius Severus and Aemilia Clara. His father came from a prominent family
Didius_Julianus
English actor (1905–1978)
total of 85 screen roles until his death in 1978. For his portrayal of Petronius in the 1951 Hollywood epic Quo Vadis, he received an Oscar nomination
Leo_Genn
Aspect of ancient Roman society
Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Martial, and Juvenal, as well the Satyricon of Petronius, offer fictional or satiric glimpses of prostitutes. Real-world practices
Prostitution_in_ancient_Rome
King of Judaea (11 BCE–CE 44) (r. 41–44)
particularly in Galilee. Caligula enjoined the proconsul of Syria, Publius Petronius, to place the statue willingly or by force in the "Holy of Holies" of
Herod_Agrippa
Danish naval officer (1769–1845)
Counter-Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (8 November 1769 – 27 March 1845) was a Danish naval officer. Born in Stege on the island of Møn into
Michael Johannes Petronius Bille
Michael_Johannes_Petronius_Bille
Administrative division of the late Roman Empire (337-584 CE)
Claudius Petronius Probus (second time, 383) Nonius Atticus (383–384) Vettius Agorius Praetextatus (384) Neoterius (385) Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus
Praetorian prefecture of Italy
Praetorian_prefecture_of_Italy
Gaius Cornelius Gallus 26–24 BC: Aelius Gallus 24–22 BC: Gaius Petronius or Publius Petronius 13–12 BC: Publius Rubrius Barbarus 7–4 BC: Gaius Turranius AD
List of governors of Roman Egypt
List_of_governors_of_Roman_Egypt
Loss of political control in antiquity
the Vandals. Petronius had time to send Avitus to ask for the help of the Visigoths in Gaul before a Vandal fleet arrived in Italy. Petronius was unable
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Alleged lost invention
The story is assumed to be almost certainly apocryphal. According to Petronius (c. 27 AD – c. 66 AD) in his work Satyricon, the inventor of flexible
Flexible_glass
1946 book by Erich Auerbach
by many Western writers, from ancient Greek and Roman writers such as Petronius and Tacitus, early Christian writers such as Augustine, Medieval writers
Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
Mimesis:_The_Representation_of_Reality_in_Western_Literature
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae
Virgil (the Eclogues, the Aeneid), Ovid (Book 14 of the Metamorphoses) and Petronius (the Satyricon). The Cumaean Sibyl prophesied by "singing the fates" and
Cumaean_Sibyl
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
dominated by Petronius, Clinker (another colt sired by Sir Peter) and Lord Milton's Easton with Petronius prevailing after "a very good race". Petronius ended
Petronius_(horse)
Marble statue by Michelangelo
decorative object in arca San Domenico. St. Proclus (Michelangelo) St. Petronius (Michelangelo) List of works by Michelangelo Media related to Candlestick
Angel_(Michelangelo)
Calendar year
His primicerius sacri cubiculi, Heraclius, is also murdered. March 17 – Petronius Maximus, former domesticus ("elite bodyguard") of Aetius, becomes (with
455
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian
Byzantine_Empire
Roman empress
Olybrius. They argue that Olybrius was likely a son of Petronius Maximus himself, reasoning that Petronius, once on the throne, would be unlikely to promote
Placidia
Genre of prose fiction with a roguish hero
Imperial Rome published during the 1st–2nd century AD, such as Satyricon by Petronius and The Golden Ass by Apuleius had a relevant influence on the picaresque
Picaresque_novel
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
decided to adopt a more lenient approach by appointing a new governor, Petronius Turpilianus. Nero began preparing for war in the early years of his reign
Nero
Personification of darkness in Greek mythology
ISBN 978-0-674-99046-3. Online version at Harvard University Press. Petronius, Satyricon in Petronius, Seneca. Satyricon. Apocolocyntosis, edited and translated
Erebus
2010 historical crime novel by Lindsey Davis
investigate the disappearance of Silanus' uncle) while his friend Lucius Petronius Longus, the captain of the vigiles in Rome's Twelfth District, finally
Nemesis_(Davis_novel)
Calendar year
the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Petronius (or, less frequently, year 1124 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 371
371
Roman caesar in 455
the position of Praetorian Prefect during the 450's. After his father, Petronius Maximus, assassinated Emperor Valentinian III and seized power, Palladius
Palladius_(Caesar)
Novel written from a libertine viewpoint
Saint-Évremond (1610–1703), who were inspired by Epicurus and the publication of Petronius, and John Wilmot (Sodom, or the Quintessence of Debauchery, 1684). Robert
Libertine_novel
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian
Ancient_Rome
Italian meat dish
from the city of Bologna, Italy. It is also known as petroniana, after Petronius, a fifth century bishop and the patron saint of Bologna. The recipe was
Cotoletta_alla_bolognese
Basilica in Bologna, Italy
It has the dignity of minor basilica. According to tradition, Saint Petronius, a bishop of the city during the 5th century, built the basilica over
Santo_Stefano,_Bologna
Literary work by Seneca
which was probably written by Petronius. Gilbert Bagnani is among the scholars who also attribute the Ludus text to Petronius. "Apocolocyntosis" is Latinized
Apocolocyntosis
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS
Female
Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Roman Latin Petronius, PETRONA means "rock, stone."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : from the medieval female personal name Peronel, Pernel, Parnell, a vernacular form of Latin Petronilla. This is a diminutive of Petronia, feminine of Petronius, a Roman family name of uncertain etymology. It was borne by an early Roman martyr about whom little is known.
Girl/Female
Greek
Rock. Derived from the Roman clan Petronius.
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS
Boy/Male
British, English
Thor's Protection
Boy/Male
Australian, Hindu, Indian
Lord Ganesh
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of Holy City
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from a place in southern Scotland near Hawick, so named from Old English denu ‘valley’ + holm ‘piece of dry land in a fen’ (see Holme 2).English : habitational name from Denholme in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English denu ‘valley’ + Old Norse holmr ‘water meadow’.
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Sweet or Noble; Highborn; Noble Eagle; God is My Refuge
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Hebrew, Italian, Romanian
Peaceful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Satisfaction
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Golden Charm; Glitter of Gold
Boy/Male
Indian
The bringer of death
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English
Quaking Fen
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS
PETRONIUS