Petronius

[ pi-troh-nee-uhs ]

noun

1. Ga·ius [gey, -, uh, s], Gaius Petronius ArbiterArbiter Elegantiae, died a.d. 66?, Roman satirist.

Petronius

/ pɪˈtrəʊnɪəs /

noun

1. PetroniusGaius66MRomanWRITING: satirist Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad , Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society

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The despised Christians have discovered the secret of life, which the culture of Petronius sought in vain.

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The best critic of poetry among the Romans is undoubtedly to be found in Petronius, occasional and scanty though his remarks are.

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The most illustrious of these fugitives was the noble and pious Proba, 113 the widow of the praefect Petronius.

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The most illustrious of these fugitives was the noble and pious Proba, the widow of the prfect Petronius.

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The private life of the senator Petronius Maximus was often alleged as a rare example of human felicity.

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