Publius Petronius Turpilianus (Consul 61)

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

Origin and family

Publius Petronius Turpilianus was a descendant (probably great-grandson) of the mint master of the same name Publius Petronius Turpilianus and probably a son of the augur Publius Petronius and Plautia, the sister of the first governor of Britain, Aulus Plautius . Thanks to the consulate, his birth can be dated with some certainty before 18 AD. The exact relationship to the other Petronii is unclear, but he belonged to one of the most respected branches of the family.

career

In 61 Turpilianus received the office of ordinary consul , which he presumably held for six months before he was sent to Britain as Nero's imperial legate in the Boudicca uprising , where he replaced Gaius Suetonius Paulinus and implemented a policy less determined by punitive actions.

In 63 Turpilianus appeared as the chief administrator of the Roman water supply ( curator aquarum ). After suppressing the Pisonian conspiracy , Nero gave him the ornamenta triumphalia . In 68 he was supposed to lead an army against the rebels on behalf of Nero, but apparently declared himself for Galba . After his victory, however, he had Petronius eliminated as the general Nero ( dux Neronis ).

Remarks

  1. ^ Son or grandson: PIR² 269, p. 102, PIR² P 315, p. 124, cf. the family tree p. 103.
  2. ↑ Tacitus , Annals . 14.39, Tacitus, Agricola 16.3.
  3. ^ Frontinus de aquis 102.
  4. ^ Tacitus Annals . 15.72.1.
  5. ^ Cassius Dio 63, 27 .
  6. ^ Tacitus, Histories . 1,6.1; Plutarch Galba 15 u. 17th
personal data
SURNAME Petronius Turpilianus, Publius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turpilianus, Publius Petronius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician, consul A.D. 61
DATE OF BIRTH before 18
DATE OF DEATH 68
Place of death Rome