Gaius Petronius Arbiter (c. 27 – c. 66 AD; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero (r. 54–68). 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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1st century AD Roman courtier and author of the Satyricon (27–66)
| Born | ca. 27 |
| Died | 66 |
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1st century AD Roman courtier and author of the Satyricon (27–66)
| Born | ca. 27 |
| Died | 66 |
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Latin Satire, Fiction, Translations into English, Latin Inscriptions, Latin language materials, Satire, latin, Humor, Latin literature, Literary collections, Rome, fiction, Translations into Italian, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, general, Latin literature (Collections), Translations into French, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Early works to 1800, Facsimiles, Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, satire, History, History and criticism, Klassieke oudheid, Latijn, Latin ManuscriptsPlaces
Rome, Italy, Pompeii (Extinct city), Rome (Empire), Buenos Aires, Ephesus (Extinct city), London, Lucerne, Memphis, Orbis Tertius, Pompeii, Pompeii (Ancient City), Pompeii (Ancient city), Tlön, United States, UqbarPeople
Petronius Arbiter, Claudius Emperor of Rome (10 B.C.-54 A.D), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Herbert Ashe, Jesus Christ, Jorge Luis Borges, Petronius <Arbiter>, W.D. Lowe, Widow of EphesusID Numbers
- OLID: OL33452A
- ISNI: 0000000081678155
- IMDb: nm0678112
- Library of Congress Names: n79142770
- MusicBrainz: 0ed98fac-7d22-4cda-baeb-f2beaf161860
- Project Gutenberg: 1743
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV015971
- VIAF: 95155909
- Wikidata: Q47180
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q47180
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Alternative names
- C. Petronius Arbiter
- Petronius Arbiter
- Petron
- Pétrone
- Gaius Arbiter Petronius
- Gaius Petronius Arbiter
- Arbiter Petronius
- Titus Petronius Arbiter
- Gaius Petronius
- Caius Petronius Arbiter
- T Petronius Arbiter
- Petronio
- Petronio Arbitro
- T. Petronio Arbitro
- Petrone
- Petronius Petronius Arbiter
- Petronius (Arbiter)
- Gaius Petronius Arbiter To Nero
- Petronius ARBITER
- Arbiter, Petronius
- Petronius (Gaius Petronius Arbiter)
- Petronium Arbiter
- PETRONIUS ARBITER
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