Festus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Festus can be several things:
Contents |
[edit] Places
- Festus, Missouri is a town in the United States.
[edit] Poems
- Festus is a long poem by the English poet Philip James Bailey.
[edit] Characters
- Festus was a prominent character in the long-running American radio and television program Gunsmoke.
[edit] Ancient Romans
- Sextus Pompeius Festus was a Roman grammarian, who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD.
- Porcius Festus was a Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD, who is mentioned in the writings of the historian Josephus and in the book of Acts in the New Testament.
- Festus (historian) was a late Roman historian (and proconsul of Africa) whose breviary (summary of the history of Rome) was commissioned by the emperor Valens in preparation for war against Persia.
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
