Gaius Petronius

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

Summary

Gaius Petronius is a human[1]. He worked as a politician[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • A child of Gaius Petronius was Publius Petronius Turpilianus[4].
  • Gaius Petronius held citizenship in Ancient Rome[5].
  • Gaius Petronius's professions included politician[2].
  • Gaius Petronius held the position of praefectus Aegypti[6].
  • Gaius Petronius is recorded as male[7].
  • Gaius Petronius's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Gaius Petronius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13659911[9].
  • Gaius Petronius's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82104902[10].
  • Gaius Petronius's Commons category is recorded as Gaius Petronius[11].
  • Gaius Petronius's participated in conflict is recorded as Nubian War[12].
  • Gaius Petronius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d4_ln[13].
  • Gaius Petronius's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Gaius-Petronius[14].
  • Gaius Petronius's time period is recorded as High Roman Empire[15].
  • Gaius Petronius's praenomen is recorded as Gaius[16].
  • Gaius Petronius's nomen gentilicium is recorded as Petronius[17].
  • Gaius Petronius's gens is recorded as Petronia gens[18].
  • Gaius Petronius's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkXq4vFdYJj7RM3gkXPQq[19].

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Career and Affiliations

Gaius Petronius's professions included politician[2]. He held the position of praefectus Aegypti[6].

Personal Life

A child of Gaius Petronius was Publius Petronius Turpilianus[4].

Why It Matters

Gaius Petronius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What did Gaius Petronius do for work?

Gaius Petronius worked as politician[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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