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Publius Petronius Turpilianus was a Roman politician and general.

He was consul in AD 61, but in the second half of that year he laid down that office and was appointed governor of 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 aqueduct^{[disambiguation needed]}s) 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.

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

Preceded by Nero and Cossus Cornelius Lentulus	Consul of the Roman Empire with Lucius Caesennius Paetus 61	Succeeded by Publius Marius and L. Afinius Gallus
Preceded by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus	Governor of Britain 61 - 63	Succeeded by Marcus Trebellius Maximus

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 102

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

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 '''Publius Petronius Turpilianus''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] politician and general.
-He was [[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 [[aqueduct]]s) in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
+He was [[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 [[aqueduct]]{{dn}}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.