Petronius
Ga·ius [gey-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs/, Gaius Petronius Arbiter; "Arbiter Elegantiae", died a.d. 66?, Roman satirist.
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The despised Christians have discovered the secret of life, which the culture of Petronius sought in vain.
Essays on Modern Novelists | William Lyon PhelpsThe best critic of poetry among the Romans is undoubtedly to be found in Petronius, occasional and scanty though his remarks are.
Ephemera Critica | John Churton CollinsThe most illustrious of these fugitives was the noble and pious Proba, 113 the widow of the praefect Petronius.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonThe most illustrious of these fugitives was the noble and pious Proba, the widow of the prfect Petronius.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonThe private life of the senator Petronius Maximus was often alleged as a rare example of human felicity.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for Petronius
/ (pɪˈtrəʊnɪəs) /
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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