Gaius Petronius

This article is about the Roman prefect Petronius. For other uses of the name, see Gaius Petronius Arbiter and Petronius (disambiguation).

Gaius Petronius or Publius Petronius (*ca. 75 BC; † after 20 BC) was the 2nd and then 4th prefect of Roman Aegyptus. He led a campaign into present-day central Sudan against the kingdom of Meroe, whose queen Imanarenat had previously attacked Roman Egypt. Failing to acquire permanent gains, he razed the city of Napata 22 BC to the ground and retreated to the north.

Translation of "Gaius Petronius"

German: Publius Petronius (Präfekt von Ägypten), Italian: Publio Petronio (prefetto d'Egitto).