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title: "2 Petronius Arbiter Quotes"
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# Petronius Arbiter

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Gaius Petronius Arbiter 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.

##  Quotes by Petronius Arbiter

> [“Serva me, servabo te”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petronius-arbiter/serva-me-servabo-te/)

[Petronius Arbiter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petronius-arbiter/)

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> [“We trained hard—but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petronius-arbiter/we-trained-hard-but-it-seemed-that-every-time-we-were-beginning-to-3/)

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