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Publius Petronius Turpilianus was a Roman senator who held a number of offices in the middle of the 1st century AD, most notably governor of Britain. He was an ordinary consul in the year 61 with Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus as his colleague.^[1]

He was the (adopted?) son of Publius Petronius and Plautia, sister of Aulus Plautius who was the conqueror and first governor of Britain.

Life

He was consul in 61, but in the second half of that year he laid down that office and was appointed governor of Roman Britain, replacing Gaius Suetonius Paulinus who had been removed from office in the wake of the rebellion of Boudica. In contrast to Suetonius's punitive measures, Petronius took a conciliatory approach, and conducted few military operations. In 63 he was replaced by Marcus Trebellius Maximus, and was appointed curator aquarum (superintendent of aqueducts) in Rome.

In 65 he was given a triumph, apparently for his loyalty to the emperor Nero. Following Nero's death in 68, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, was named Emperor by the Senate. During his march from Spain to Rome, Galba had Petronius summarily executed (or ordered him to take his own life) as a commander appointed by Nero.

References

Primary sources

Tacitus, Agricola 16; Annals 14:29, 14:39, 15:72; Histories 1:6, 1:37
Plutarch, Life of Galba 15
Frontinus, On the Water Supply of Rome 2:102.10

Secondary sources

William Smith (ed) (1870), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 3 p. 1192
Kevin K Carroll (1979), "The Date of Boudicca's Revolt", Britannia 10, pp. 197-202
Anthony R Birley (1981), The Fasti of Roman Britain

Footnotes

^ Paul A. Gallivan, "Some Comments on the Fasti for the Reign of Nero", Classical Quarterly, 24 (1974), pp. 292, 310

Political offices
Preceded by Gaius Velleius Paterculus, and Marcus Manilius Vopiscus as Suffect consuls	Consul of the Roman Empire 61 with Lucius Caesennius Paetus	Succeeded by Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator, and Lucius Velleius Paterculus as Suffect consuls
Preceded by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus	Governor of Britain 61 - 63	Succeeded by Marcus Trebellius Maximus

[1] Paul A. Gallivan, "Some Comments on the Fasti for the Reign of Nero", Classical Quarterly, 24 (1974), pp. 292, 310

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+{{short description|1st century AD Roman politician, consul and governor}}
-'''Publius Petronius Turpilianus''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] politician and general.
+'''Publius Petronius Turpilianus''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Roman Senate|senator]] who held a number of offices in the middle of the 1st century AD, most notably governor of [[Roman Britain|Britain]]. He was an ordinary [[Roman consul|consul]] in the year 61 with [[Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus]] as his colleague.<ref>Paul A. Gallivan, [http://www.jstor.org/stable/638490 "Some Comments on the Fasti for the Reign of Nero"], ''[[Classical Quarterly]]'', 24 (1974), pp.&nbsp;292, 310</ref>
-He was [[Roman consul|consul]] in AD 61, but in the second half of that year he laid down that office and was appointed governor of [[Roman Britain|Britain]], replacing [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]] who had been removed from office in the wake of the rebellion of [[Boudica]]. In contrast to Suetonius's punitive measures, Petronius took a conciliatory approach, and conducted few military operations. In 63 he was replaced by [[Marcus Trebellius Maximus]], and was appointed ''curator aquarum'' (superintendent of [[Roman aqueduct|aqueduct]]s) in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
-In 65 he was given a [[Roman triumph|triumph]], apparently for his loyalty to the [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Nero]]. Following Nero's death in 68, [[Galba|Servius Sulpicius Galba]], governor of [[Hispania Tarraconensis]], was named Emperor by the [[Roman Senate|Senate]]. During his march from Spain to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], Galba had Petronius summarily executed (or ordered him to take his own life) as a commander appointed by Nero.
 He was the (adopted?) son of [[Publius Petronius]] and Plautia, sister of [[Aulus Plautius]] who was the conqueror and first governor of Britain.
+== Life ==
-{{s-start}}
+He was [[Roman consul|consul]] in 61, but in the second half of that year he laid down that office and was appointed governor of Roman Britain, replacing [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]] who had been removed from office in the wake of the rebellion of [[Boudica]]. In contrast to Suetonius's punitive measures, Petronius took a conciliatory approach, and conducted few military operations. In 63 he was replaced by [[Marcus Trebellius Maximus]], and was appointed ''[[Curator Aquarum|curator aquarum]]'' (superintendent of [[Roman aqueduct|aqueduct]]s) in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
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-{{succession box|title = [[Roman governors of Britain|Governor of Britain]]|before = [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]]||after = [[Marcus Trebellius Maximus]] |years = 61 - 63}}
+In 65 he was given a [[Roman triumph|triumph]], apparently for his loyalty to the [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Nero]]. Following Nero's death in 68, [[Galba|Servius Sulpicius Galba]], governor of [[Hispania Tarraconensis]], was named Emperor by the [[Roman Senate|Senate]]. During his march from [[Roman Spain|Spain]] to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], Galba had Petronius summarily executed (or ordered him to take his own life) as a commander appointed by Nero.
-{{s-end}}
 ==References==
 ===Primary sources===
-*[[Tacitus]], ''[[Agricola (book)|Agricola]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Ag.+16 16]; ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Ann.+14.29 14:29], [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Ann.+14.39 14:39], [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Ann.+15.72 15:72]; ''[[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Hist.+1.6 1:6], [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Hist.+1.37 1:37]
+*[[Tacitus]], ''[[Agricola (book)|Agricola]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0081%3Achapter%3D16 16]; ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D29 14:29], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D39 14:39], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D15%3Achapter%3D72 15:72]; ''[[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0080%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D6 1:6], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0080%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D37 1:37]
-*[[Plutarch]], [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Galba*.html#15 ''Life of Galba'' 15]
+*[[Plutarch]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Galba*.html#15 ''Life of Galba'' 15]
-*[[Frontinus]], [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Frontinus/De_Aquis/text*.html#102 ''On the Water Supply of Rome'' 102]
+*[[Frontinus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Frontinus/De_Aquis/Rodgers/2**.html#2.102.10 ''On the Water Supply of Rome'' 2:102.10]
 ===Secondary sources===
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 *Kevin K Carroll (1979), "The Date of Boudicca's Revolt", ''Britannia'' 10, pp. 197-202
 *Anthony R Birley (1981), ''The ''Fasti'' of Roman Britain''
+== Footnotes ==
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+{{s-aft|after=[[Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator (consul 61)|Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator]], and<br/>[[Lucius Velleius Paterculus]]|as=Suffect consuls}}
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+{{s-end}}
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