Marcus Petreius

Marcus Petreius
Born110 BC
Picenum, Italy
DiedApril 46 BC (aged 64)
Numidia, near Cirta (modern Constantine, Algeria)
Cause of deathKilled in duel
NationalityRoman
OccupationGeneral
OfficePraetor (64 BC)
Military Tribune
Prefect
Legate
FatherGaius Petreius
Military service
AllegianceRoman Republic
Sulla
Pompey
RankLegate
Battles/wars

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.