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Sextus Pompeius Festus

150 - 350

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Sextus Pompeius Festus, usually known simply as Festus, was a Roman grammarian who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo (Narbonne) in Gaul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sextus Pompeius Festus is the 2,780th most popular writer (down from 2,488th in 2019), the 2,994th most popular biography from France (down from 2,742nd in 2019) and the 382nd most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Sextus Pompeius Festus ranks 2,780 out of 7,302. Before him are Ben Hecht, Budd Schulberg, Olympiodorus of Thebes, Commodian, Kekaumenos, and Thomas Otway. After him are Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Salama Moussa, Countess of Ségur, Shakuntala Devi, Lars Norén, and Taliesin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Sextus Pompeius Festus ranks 19. Before him are Dionysius of Corinth, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, Aquilia Severa, Chogo of Baekje, Gusu of Baekje, and Hermas. After him are Aristides Quintilianus, Terentianus, Quintus Lollius Urbicus, Flavia Titiana, Caecilia Paulina, and Alypius of Byzantium. Among people deceased in 350, Sextus Pompeius Festus ranks 4. Before him are Constans, Pappus of Alexandria, and Nepotianus. After him are Hypatius of Gangra, Eutropia, Nonius Marcellus, and Paul I of Constantinople.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sextus Pompeius Festus ranks 2,994 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine III de Gramont (1604), André Hunebelle (1896), Émile Cohl (1857), Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730), Marie of Lorraine (1674), and Henriette d'Angeville (1794). After him are Emmeram of Regensburg (600), Édouard Detaille (1848), Dany Boon (1966), Denis Pétau (1583), René Laloux (1929), and François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Sextus Pompeius Festus ranks 382. Before him are Charles-Louis Philippe (1874), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), Bonaventure des Périers (1510), Maurice de Guérin (1810), Gustave Kahn (1859), and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1713). After him are Nicholas Rémy (1530), Oscar Cullmann (1902), Édouard Chavannes (1865), Guiraut Riquier (1230), Jules Vallès (1832), and Catulle Mendès (1841).

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