Publius Petronius Turpilianus

Publius Petronius Turpilianus ( * before 18; † 68) was a Roman politician of the Neronian period.

Origin and family

Publius Petronius Turpilianus was a descendant (probably grandson ) of the same moneyer Publius Petronius Turpilianus and probably a son of Publius Petronius and the augurs Plautia, sister of the first governor of Britain, Aulus Plautius. Through the consulate can be dated back to the time before 18 AD, his birth with some certainty. The exact degree of relationship to the other Petronii is unclear, but he was one of the most respected family branches.

Career

In 61 Turpilianus held the office of an ordinary consul, he probably exercised for half a year before he was sent as imperial legate of Nero in the Boudicca rebellion to Britain, where he replaced Gaius Suetonius Paulinus and a less certain of punitive policies followed it..

In 63 Turpilianus joined as chief administrator of the city of Rome water supply ( curator aquarum ) in appearance after suppression of Piso's conspiracy Nero gave him the ornamenta triumphalia. In the year 68 he was to lead an army against the rebels on behalf of Nero, but declared himself apparently for Galba. This was after his victory, however, Petronius as Nero's commander ( dux Neronis ) eliminate ..

Comments

  • Consul ( Roman Empire )
  • Military person ( Britain)
  • Petronier
  • Born in the 1st century BC or 1st century
  • Died 68
  • Man
  • Governor ( Britannia )
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