Petrus (consul 516)

506–516) was a Roman politician during the reign of Theodoric the Great.

[1] According to Cassiodorus, Petrus was from a distinguished noble family (parentum luce conspicuus).

[2] Ennodius wrote him a congratulatory letter in 506 for receiving an office,[3] likely of lower rank than vir inlustris.

[1] In 510 or 511, Theodoric asked the praefectus urbi Argolicus to appoint Petrus to the Senate.

[1] In 516, Petrus obtained the Roman consulate in the West sine collega (without colleague),[1] after which nothing is known about him.