Petronius
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Petronius was a Roman courtier and satirist, best known as the author of the comic novel *Satyricon*, a major work of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satyricon | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman
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consul ⓘ courtier ⓘ novel ⓘ person ⓘ proconsul ⓘ satirical work ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Campania
NERFINISHED
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Roman elite culture ⓘ |
| bornInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | symbol of refined taste ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| diedDuring | reign of Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| employer | Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
important source on Roman social life
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major figure of Latin satire ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Roman society
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banquets ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| hasWorkInGenre | Menippean satire ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European satirists
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novel as a literary form ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Silver Age of Latin literature
NERFINISHED
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Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gaius Petronius Arbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Satyricon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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politician ⓘ satirist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Tacitus' Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
arbiter elegantiae
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courtier of Nero ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
colloquial Latin
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mixture of prose and verse ⓘ realistic dialogue ⓘ vivid characterization ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Petronius Maximus