4. L.Petillius, was sent as ambassador in B. C. 168 with M. Perperna to the llyrian king Gentius, and was with his colleague thrown into prison by that king, but was liberated shortly afterwards on the conquest of Gentius by the praetor Anicius. (Liv. 44.27, 32; Appian, Muc. 16.1.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890