Definition of Gaius Petronius

1. Noun. Roman satirist (died in 66).

Exact synonyms: Petronius, Petronius Arbiter
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaius Petronius

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Gainesville
Gainsborough
Gairdner's disease
Gaisbock's syndrome
Gaiseric
Gaitskell
Gaitskells
Gaius
Gaius Caesar
Gaius Flaminius
Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Gaius Octavianus
Gaius Petronius (current term)
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
Gaius Plinius Secundus
Gaius Valerius Catullus
Gal
Gal.
GalNAc beta1-4 GlcNAc-R beta1-3-galactosyltransferase
Gala
Galahad
Galalith
Galan
Galant
Galant's reflex
Galapagos
Galapagos Islands

Literary usage of Gaius Petronius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1917)
"The results of this reorganization appeared, in the prefecture of Gaius Petronius, as is clear from Strabo's statement. The order of the prefects would ..."

2. Proceedings by Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England), Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England). (1902)
"Gaius Petronius (26-25 Bc-)« Strabo XVII, i ; Dio Cassius LIV, 5. 3. ... Gaius Petronius (24-22 BC), for the second time. See Milne, Hist., p. 217. 5. ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
""But about Gaius Petronius,M he says, Ka word more is necessary. It had been the habit of this man to sleep in the daytime, reserving the night m PETRONIUS ..."

4. Readings in Ancient History by Hutton Webster (1913)
"With regard to Gaius Petronius, I ought to dwell a little on his character. His days he passed in sleep, ..."

5. Readings in Ancient History by Hutton Webster (1913)
"With regard to Gaius Petronius, I ought to dwell a little on his character. His days he passed in sleep, his nights in the business and pleasures of life. ..."

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