Petronius

About Petronius

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

Citizenship: Ancient Rome

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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).

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“Et ideo ego adulescentulos existimo in scholis stultissimos fieri, quia nihil ex his, quae in usu habemus.”
— This is the reason, in my opinion, why young men grow up such blockheads in the schools, because they neither see nor hear one single thing connected with the usual circumstances of everyday life.
“Nondum umbraticus doctor ingenia deleverat.”
— No cloistered professor had as yet darkened men’s intellects.
“Nuper ventosa istaec et enormis loquacitas Athenas ex Asia commigravit animosque iuvenum ad magna surgentes veluti pestilenti quodam sidere adflavit, semelque corrupta regula eloquentia stetit et obmutuit.”
— This windy, extravagant deluge of words invaded Athens from Asia, and like a malignant star, blasting the minds of young men aiming at lofty ideals, instantly broke up all rules of art and struck eloquence dumb.
“Canis ingens, catena vinctus, in pariete erat pictus superque quadrata littera scriptum 'Cave canem. '”
— A huge dog, tied by a chain, was painted on the wall and over it was written in capital letters 'Beware of the dog.'
“Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: Σίβυλλα τί θέλεις; respondebat illa: ἀποθανεῖν θέλω.”
— For with my own eyes at Cumae I saw the Sibyl hanging in a bottle, and when the boys said to her: 'What do you want, Sibyl?' she replied: 'I want to die'.
“Necesse est cum insanientibus furere, nisi solus relinqueris.”
— With the mad it is necessary to be mad, unless you would be left all alone.

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