Petronius

Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables, the most famous being the writer Petronius Arbiter.

• Publius Petronius, suffect consul 19 AD
• Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, consul 37 AD
• Petronius (Nero), courtier of Nero (praenomen uncertain)
• Petronius Arbiter, author of the Satyricon
• Publius Petronius Turpilianus, consul 61 AD
• Marcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus, consul 182
• Marcus Petronius Sura Septimianus, consul 190
• Lucius Fulvius Gavius (Numisius?) Petronius Aemilianus, consul 206
• Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus, consul 261
• Petronius Annianus, consul 314
• Petronius Probianus, consul 322
• Petronius Probinus, consul 341
• Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus, consul 371
• St Petronius, bishop of Bologna 5th century
• Anicius Flauius Petronius Probus, consul 406
• Petronius Maximus, western emperor 455
• Petronius Probinus, consul 489
• Flauius Rufius Petronius Nicomachus Cethegus, consul 504

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In Walt Disney comic books, Petronius Paperonius is the founder of The Clan McDuck and an ancestor of Donald Duck.