People credit Roman courtier Gaius Petronius, known as Petronius Arbiter, with writing the Satyricon . People generally think that he during the reign of Nero Claudius Caesar, which began in 54, authored this satirical novel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronius Alternative spellings for Petronius: Brazilian Portuguese: Petrônio French: Pétrone Spanish: Petronio Greek: Πετρώνιος https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronius