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Gaius Petronius

late 1st-century BC prefect of Roman Egypt
Person human Q1283881

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[3]
Occupation
politician
Position held
praefectus Aegypti[4]
Child
Publius Petronius Turpilianus[2]
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Conflict
Nubian War
Gens
Petronia gens[10]
Nomen gentilicium
Petronius[9]
Participated in conflict
Nubian War[6]
Praenomen
Gaius[8]
Time period
High Roman Empire[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gaius Petronius de Publius Petronius el Γάιος Πετρόνιος es Publio Petronio es Publio Petronio (prefecto de Egipto) fr C. Petronius fr Gaius Petronius hu Gai Petroni it Gaio Petronio zh 盖乌斯·佩特戎尼乌斯 zh-hant 蓋烏斯·佩特戎尼烏斯
🔖 Identifiers · 5
VIAF cluster ID
13659911
Library of Congress authority ID
n82104902
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gaius-Petronius
Freebase ID
/m/0d4_ln
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXq4vFdYJj7RM3gkXPQq

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Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Gens 1
Petronia gens
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
politician
Position held 1
praefectus Aegypti
Praenomen 1
Gaius
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gaius Petronius worked as a politician[1].

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Gaius Petronius worked as politician[1].

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  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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