What is "petronius"

Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables:

• Gaius Petronius, governor of Aegyptus c. 25-21 BC
• Publius Petronius, suffect consul 19 AD
• Publius Petronius, Legate of Syria 37-41 AD, possibly same as above
• Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, consul 37 AD
• Publius Petronius Turpilianus, consul 61 AD, Governor of Britain AD 61-63, son of Publius?
• Gaius Petronius Arbiter AD 27-66 Roman courtier, author of Satryricon, friend of emperor Nero
• Marcus Petronius Mamertinus, suffect consul of 150
• Marcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus, son to the above, consul in 182
• Quintus Petronius Didius Severus, father of empreror Didius Julianus
• Petronius Antoninus, son of Sura Mamertinus
• Marcus Petronius Sura Septimianus, brother to Sura Mamertinus, consul in 190
• Petronia, sister to the above, married the Roman Senator Marcus Antoninus Antius Lupus
• Lucius Fulvius Gavius (Numisius?) Petronius Aemilianus, consul 206
• Volusianus (L. Petronius Taurus), or Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus, Roman general and official, Praetorian Prefect 260-267
• Petronius Annianus, consul 314
• Petronius Probianus, consul 322
• Petronius Probinus, consul 341
• Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus, consul 371
• Anicius Petronius Probus, consul 406
• Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna, 5th century
• Petronius Maximus, western emperor 455 for 14 days, torn apart by his subjects.
• Petronius Probinus, consul 489
• Rufius Petronius Nicomachus Cethegus, consul 504
• Petronius (centurion), the centurion guarding the tomb of Jesus in the non-canonical Gospel of Peter

• Peter I of Trani (fl. 11th century), called "Petroniuis" in contemporary sources
• Petronius Paperonius, Donald Duck's ancestor, in comics
• Petronius (oil platform), oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico
• Petronius the Arbiter, the protagonist's cat 'Pete' in Robert A. Heinlein's The Door into Summer

Gaius Petronius Arbiter (; c. 27 – 66 AD) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era.

Petronius is a deepwater compliant tower oil platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States.

A compliant piled tower design, it is 609.9 metres (2,001 ft) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water. The multi-deck topsides are 64 metres by 43 metres by 18.3 metres high and hold 21 well slots, and the entire structure weighs around 43,000 tons. Around 8,000 m (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the platform.

The platform is situated to exploit the Petronius field, discovered in 1995 in Viosca Knoll (block VK 786) and named after Petronius, the Roman writer. The seabed is 535 m (1,754 ft) below the platform. The compliant tower design is more flexible than conventional land structures to cope better with sea forces. It can deflect (sway) in excess of 2% of height. Most buildings are kept to within 0.5% of height in order to have occupants not feel uneasy during periods of movement.

Construction began in 1997 by J Ray McDermott with the seabed mooring system. The contract for the platform was budgeted at $200 million with total costs of around $500 million. The 4,000-ton North Module was installed in November 1998, but the attempt to install the slightly lighter South Module in December of that year ended with the unit on the seabed. A replacement module was built and installed by Saipem 7000 in May 2000.

In the non-canonical Gospel of Peter, Petronius is the centurion who is ordered by Pontius Pilate to guard the tomb of Jesus (Gos. Peter 8).

Petronius (1805–1823) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1808. After winning the St Leger as a 20/1 outsider, Petronius remained in training for two more years, winning two races at York in 1809 and the Union Cup at Preston in 1810. He retired from racing after winning five races from eleven starts. He had little success as a breeding stallion and died in 1823 at the age of eighteen.