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Festus (historian)

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31: 361: 108:, where he was sent to punish those implicated in the conspiracy of Theodorus. The work itself is divided into two parts, one geographical and other historical. Festus appears to have used the following sources: 89:. The book consists of 30 chapters treating Roman events in a terse overview, mainly focused on military and political conflicts. It is estimated to be a work of very low quality. 324: 398: 319: 336:, Canisius College Translated Texts, Number 2, translated by Banchich, Thomas M.; Meka, Jennifer A., Buffalo, New York: Canisius College, 2001 427: 230: 194: 442: 391: 422: 417: 437: 181: 384: 148: 432: 73:("Summary of the accomplishments of the Romans"), written around AD 370 and commissioned by the Eastern emperor 125: 186: 141: 24: 117: 105: 267: 301: 226: 190: 172: 368: 214: 86: 333:
De Imperatoribus Romanis: Breviarium of the accomplishments of the Roman people translated
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Unclassical Traditions: Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity
101: 65:, but they appear to be corruptions. He is mainly known as the author of an 360: 342: 331: 176: 277: 130: 20: 66: 134: 78: 74: 29: 288: 293: 372: 85:
covers the entire history of the Roman state from the
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
49:historian. His name appears in some manuscripts as 225:. Cambridge Philological Society. pp. 72–90. 245:Eadie, J. W., ed. (1967). "The Sources of the 392: 367:This ancient Roman biographical article is a 147:A history of the Roman emperors, perhaps the 120:, newly compiled by order of the same emperor 100:(secretary) to Valens and notoriously severe 8: 399: 385: 139:The epitome of Livy, a lost work based on 344:Breviarium Rerum Gestarum Populi Romani 159: 71:Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani 7: 357: 355: 208: 206: 167: 165: 163: 255:. London: Athlone Press; pp. 70-98. 371:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 359: 21:Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius 341:Mecenate, Raphael, ed. (1819), 221:. In Williams, Michael (ed.). 182:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 1: 428:4th-century writers in Latin 215:"The Roman world of Festus' 114:Breviarium historiae Romanae 92:He is often identified with 149:Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte 45:(died 3 January 380) was a 16:4th-century Roman historian 459: 443:Ancient Roman people stubs 354: 294: 18: 423:Ancient Roman proconsuls 252:The Breviarium of Festus 19:Not to be confused with 418:Roman governors of Asia 187:Oxford University Press 126:Epitome rerum Romanarum 438:4th-century historians 87:foundation of the city 79:his war against Persia 39: 34:Title Page of Festus' 25:Sextus Pompeius Festus 213:Kelly, Gavin (2020). 33: 268:Ammianus Marcellinus 189:. pp. 793–784. 129:(until the reign of 94:Festus of Tridentum 77:in preparation for 173:Kazhdan, Alexander 40: 380: 379: 282:Vitae sophistarum 232:978-1-913701-05-5 196:978-0-19-504652-6 98:magister memoriae 450: 433:Latin historians 401: 394: 387: 363: 356: 348: 337: 297: 296: 256: 243: 237: 236: 210: 201: 200: 169: 458: 457: 453: 452: 451: 449: 448: 447: 408: 407: 406: 405: 352: 340: 330: 315: 264: 259: 244: 240: 233: 212: 211: 204: 197: 171: 170: 161: 157: 142:Ab urbe condita 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 456: 454: 446: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 410: 409: 404: 403: 396: 389: 381: 378: 377: 364: 350: 349: 338: 328: 314: 313:External links 311: 310: 309: 299: 285: 275: 263: 260: 258: 257: 238: 231: 202: 195: 175:, ed. (1991). 158: 156: 153: 152: 151: 145: 137: 121: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 455: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 415: 413: 402: 397: 395: 390: 388: 383: 382: 376: 374: 370: 365: 362: 358: 353: 346: 345: 339: 335: 334: 329: 327: 326: 321: 317: 316: 312: 307: 306:Historia Nova 303: 300: 291: 290: 286: 283: 279: 276: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 254: 253: 248: 242: 239: 234: 228: 224: 220: 218: 209: 207: 203: 198: 192: 188: 184: 183: 178: 174: 168: 166: 164: 160: 154: 150: 146: 144: 143: 138: 136: 132: 128: 127: 122: 119: 115: 111: 110: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 63:Sextus Festus 60: 56: 52: 51:Rufius Festus 48: 44: 37: 32: 26: 22: 373:expanding it 366: 351: 347:, Latin Text 343: 332: 323: 320:Sextus Rufus 305: 287: 281: 271: 250: 246: 241: 222: 216: 180: 140: 124: 113: 97: 93: 91: 82: 70: 62: 59:Sextus Rufus 58: 55:Rufus Festus 54: 50: 42: 41: 38:(Rome, 1819) 35: 412:Categories 272:Res Gestae 247:Breviarium 217:Breviarium 185:. Oxford: 155:References 83:Breviarium 47:Late Roman 36:Breviarium 322:" in the 308:4.15.2-3. 284:7.6.6-13. 118:Eutropius 102:proconsul 278:Eunapius 274:29.2.22. 177:"Festus" 131:Augustus 302:Zosimus 262:Sources 69:titled 67:epitome 295:Φῆστος 229:  193:  135:Florus 81:. The 75:Valens 43:Festus 292:s.v. 133:) by 369:stub 289:Suda 227:ISBN 191:ISBN 123:The 112:The 106:Asia 249:", 116:of 104:of 61:or 23:or 414:: 304:, 280:, 270:, 205:^ 179:. 162:^ 96:, 57:, 53:, 400:e 393:t 386:v 375:. 318:" 298:. 235:. 219:" 199:. 27:.

Index

Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius
Sextus Pompeius Festus

Late Roman
epitome
Valens
his war against Persia
foundation of the city
proconsul
Asia
Eutropius
Epitome rerum Romanarum
Augustus
Florus
Ab urbe condita
Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte



Kazhdan, Alexander
"Festus"
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Oxford University Press
ISBN
978-0-19-504652-6


"The Roman world of Festus' Breviarium"
ISBN
978-1-913701-05-5

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