Pescennius Festus
- Textgroups:
- stoa0225a
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.1061
- Stoa id:
- stoa0225a
- Name:
- Pescennius Festus
- Alt names:
- Festus, Pescennius
- Field of activity:
- Historian
- Notes:
- Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: "Festus, Pescennius, senator, put to death without trial
by the emperor Severus, A. D. 196-7, after his victory over Albinus. (Spartian. Severus, 13
comp. D. C. 75.8
Herodian. iii. p. 115.)
An historian of this name is mentioned by Lactantius (Instit. 1.21), in speaking of the human sacrifices practised at Carthage.
Lactantius calls the history of Festus Satura, i. e. a miscellany...."
Brill's New Pauly:
- Author info:
- Smith's Dictionary
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