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Festus

390 - 380

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Festus (died 3 January 380) was a Late Roman historian. His name appears in some manuscripts as Rufius Festus, Rufus Festus, Sextus Rufus or Sextus Festus, but they appear to be corruptions. He is mainly known as the author of an epitome titled Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani ("Summary of the accomplishments of the Romans"), written around AD 370 and commissioned by the Eastern emperor Valens in preparation for his war against Persia. The Breviarium covers the entire history of the Roman state from the foundation of the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Festus is the 267th most popular historian (down from 250th in 2019), the 2,790th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,765th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Festus ranks 267 out of 561Before him are Lucius Coelius Antipater, Philistus, Hermann Conring, Thomas the Archdeacon, Peter Brown, and Frederick Jackson Turner. After him are Elishe, André Clot, A. H. M. Jones, Maxime Rodinson, Ahmad Kasravi, and Yitzhak Arad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390, Festus ranks 7Before him are Pope Leo I, Flavius Aetius, Pope Sixtus III, Bleda, Prosper of Aquitaine, and Jeonji of Baekje. After him is Faustus of Byzantium. Among people deceased in 380, Festus ranks 5Before him are Samudragupta, Fritigern, Aelius Donatus, and Pope Peter II of Alexandria. After him is Evagrius of Constantinople.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Festus ranks 2,790 out of 5,161Before him are Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress (1252), Luca Guadagnino (1971), Toni Servillo (1959), Giulio Gaudini (1904), Marietta Alboni (1823), and Eusebio Kino (1645). After him are Giuseppe Abbati (1836), Salvatore Sciarrino (1947), Vincenzo Camuccini (1771), Lucius Flavius Silva (40), Attilio Pavesi (1910), and Giorgio Biandrata (1515).

Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Festus ranks 19Before him are Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), Antiochus of Syracuse (-450), Annius of Viterbo (1437), and Philistus (-430). After him are Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466), Filippo Baldinucci (1625), Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200), Andrea Riccardi (1950), Dino Compagni (1255), and Michele Amari (1806).