Festus
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Festus can be several things:
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[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.