Marcus Petreius
Roman senator and general (110 BC – 46 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marcus Petreius (110 BC – April 46 BC) was a Roman politician and general. He was a client of Pompey and like Pompey he came from Picenum a region in eastern Italy. He cornered and killed the notorious rebel Catiline at Pistoia.
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Born | 110 BC Picenum, Italy |
Died | April 46 BC (aged 64) Numidia, near Cirta (modern Constantine, Algeria) |
Cause of death | Killed in duel |
Nationality | Roman |
Occupation | General |
Office | Praetor (64 BC) Military Tribune Prefect Legate |
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Allegiance | Roman Republic Sulla Pompey |
Rank | Legate |
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