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Definition of Petronius arbiter
1. Noun. Roman satirist (died in 66).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petronius Arbiter
Literary usage of Petronius arbiter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"petronius arbiter (FIRST CENTURY AD: DIED 66) BY HARRIET WATERS PRESTON JN THE
solemn last book of the fragmentary Annals of Tacitus, where the historian is ..."
2. An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1827)
"Upon the whole, this is an elaborate and excellent edition. There are copies on
writing, and on vellum, paper. petronius arbiter. AC 66. •-. 1476. 4to. ..."
3. The World's Progress: With Illustrative Texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian by Delphian Society (1913)
"... lodg'd, and fix'd upon the shore. Rome and his fortune were at once restored,
And earth at once received him for her lord. petronius arbiter. ..."