Publius Petronius Turpilianus was a Roman senator who held a number of offices in the middle of the 1st century AD, most notably governor of Britain.
son of Publius Petronius and Plautia, sister of Aulus Plautius who was the conqueror and first governor of Britain.
In contrast to Suetonius's punitive measures, Petronius took a conciliatory approach, and conducted few military operations.
Following Nero's death in 68, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, was named Emperor by the Senate.
During his march from Spain to Rome, Galba had Petronius summarily executed (or ordered him to take his own life) as a commander appointed by Nero.