Petronius
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
- Petronius (Nero), courtier of Nero (praenomen uncertain)
- 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.
