Petronius (disambiguation)
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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 and governor of Aegyptus
- Petronius, courtier of Nero, is considered by many scholars to be the same person as Petronius Arbiter
- 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
In Walt Disney comic books, Petronius Paperonius is the founder of The Clan McDuck and an ancestor of Donald Duck. See:Pah-Peh-Rheo
The Petronius Platform, the tallest free-standing structure in the world, is a deepwater oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.