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Sign in to saveGaius Petronius Arbiter (; ; ; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) 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 era.
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Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier who served during the reign of Emperor Nero in the first century AD. He is best known as the presumed author of the *Satyricon*, a satirical novel from that era that is considered an important early example of the Roman novel form.
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- Born
- ca. 27
- Died
- 66
- Works
- 203
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- The Cena Trimalchionis of Petronius together with Seneca's Apolocyntosis and a selection of Pompeian inscriptions
- Testamentum Porcelli
- L'oeuvre de Pétrone
- Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio
- Il romanzo satirico di Petronio Arbitro
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Gaius Petronius Arbiter (ca. 27–66) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is speculated to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age. Tacitus, Plutarch and Pliny the Elder describe Petronius as the elegantiae arbiter, "judge of elegance" in the court of the emperor Nero. He served as consul in the year 62 AD. Later, he became a member of the senatorial class who devoted themselves to a life of pleasure <a href="https://ww
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Gaius Petronius Arbiter (; ; ; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) 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 era.
He is one of the most important characters in Henryk Sienkiewicz' historical novel Quo Vadis (1895). Leo Genn portrays him in the 1951 film of the same name.