Marcus Petreius

Marcus Petreius
Marcus Petreius
Born	110 BC; Picenum, Italy
Died	April 46 BC (aged 64); Numidia, near Cirta (modern Constantine, Algeria)
Cause of death	Killed in duel
Nationality	Roman
Occupation	General
Office	Praetor (64 BC); Military Tribune; Prefect; Legate
Parent	Gaius Petreius (father);
Military service
Allegiance	Roman Republic; Sulla; Pompey
Rank	Legate
Battles/wars	Social War; Sulla's civil war; Sertorian War; Second Catilinarian Conspiracy Battle of Pistoia; ; Caesar's Civil War † Battle of Ilerda; Siege of Dyrrhachium; Battle of Pharsalus; Battle of Ruspina (WIA); Battle of Thapsus; ;

Marcus Petreius (110 BC – April 46 BC) was a Roman politician and general. He was a client of Pompey and like Pompey he came from Picenum a region in eastern Italy. He cornered and killed the notorious rebel Catiline at Pistoia.

Marcus Petreius
Born	110 BC Picenum, Italy
Died	April 46 BC (aged 64) Numidia, near Cirta (modern Constantine, Algeria)
Cause of death	Killed in duel
Nationality	Roman
Occupation	General
Office	Praetor (64 BC) Military Tribune Prefect Legate
Parent	Gaius Petreius (father)

Military service
Allegiance	Roman Republic Sulla Pompey
Rank	Legate
Battles/wars	Social War Sulla's civil war Sertorian War Second Catilinarian Conspiracy Battle of Pistoia Caesar's Civil War † Battle of Ilerda Siege of Dyrrhachium Battle of Pharsalus Battle of Ruspina (WIA) Battle of Thapsus