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Petronius
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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.
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Petronius, born Publius Petronius Niger around 27, was an Ancient Roman writer, politician, military personnel, and poet. He served as a Roman governor, consul suffectus, and senator, working primarily in Rome. His notable work is the *Satyricon*, and he is also associated with the pseudonym "arbiter elegantiae." A member of the Petronia gens, he wrote in Latin.
Petronius died in 66 in Cumae. His manner of death was forced suicide, with exsanguination listed as the cause. He is described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 27
- Died
- 66
- Works
- 203
Top works
- 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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Film & TV
Writing
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 82
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
Recent publications · Crossref
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Quotes
- “Et ideo ego adulescentulos existimo in scholis stultissimos fieri, quia nihil ex his, quae in usu habemus.”
- “Primi omnium eloquentiam perdidistis. Levibus enim atque inanibus sonis ludibria quaedam excitando, effecistis ut corpus orationis enervaretur et caderet.”
- “Nondum umbraticus doctor ingenia deleverat.”
- “Grandis et, ut ita dicam, pudica oratio non est maculosa nec turgida, sed naturali pulchritudine exsurgit.”
- “Nuper ventosa istaec et enormis loquacitas Athenas ex Asia commigravit animosque iuvenum ad magna surgentes veluti pestilenti quodam sidere adflavit, semelque corrupta regula eloquentia stetit et obmutuit.”
- “Canis ingens, catena vinctus, in pariete erat pictus superque quadrata littera scriptum 'Cave canem.”
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Petronius
- Writer.birth_place
- Massalia (ancient Marseille)
- Writer.death_date
- (aged )
- Writer.death_place
- Cumae
- Writer.occupation
- Novelist
- Writer.notableworks
- The Satyricon
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Petronius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Petronius Arbiter
Satyricon, samt Nodots Ausfüllung, übers. von Adolf Gröninger.
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Life
- As a writer
- Death
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
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.
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