Petreius

“Because,” said Petreius, pulling himself free, “I would rather be in prison with Cato than here with you!”

CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

These appointed him the operational commander and directed that Hybrida should plead illness and take no part in the fighting; if he refused, Petreius was to arrest him.

CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

Only when Petreius sent in a crack praetorian cohort did the rebel army finally collapse.

CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

Rheticus returned to Wittenberg in 1541 and the following year received another leave of absence, at which time he took the manuscript of the Revolutions to Petreius for publishing in Nuremberg.

Nicolaus Copernicus Rabin, Sheila 2005

Ouer Arabia the Waste he made Arabus gouernour, and Petreius ouer Petrea.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

For when he went into Spain against Afranius and Petreius who had a [good] army, he said he cared little of that: He was here going against an army without a leader, indicating the weakness of the Captains.

Discourses 2003

All things which made viri militares like Afranius and Petreius respect a man mightily; and yet this dazzling fellow, immaculate enough to be apostrophized a dandy, didn't look the type.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

His senior legates Afranius and Petreius were with him, looked at Caesar searchingly; they had heard a little about him-pirates and the like-and knew that he had won the Civic Crown at twenty years of age.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

At the foot of his vantage point he had the buglers blow “form ranks and fall into line,” and left Afranius and Petreius to issue his orders to the other legates and the leading centurions.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

He hadn't wanted Afranius or Petreius with him, couldn't even bear the thought of the younger ones, especially Aulus Gabinius.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993