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Festus

masc. proper name, from Latin, literally "solemn, joyous, festive" (see feast (n.)).

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Festus, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 9660
Housing Units (2000): 4040
Land area (2000): 4.781653 sq. miles (12.384424 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.781653 sq. miles (12.384424 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24094
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.219490 N, 90.400936 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63028
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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"Festus" may refer to:

Festus (historian)

Festus , also known as Rufus Festus, Ruffus Festus, Sextus Festus, Sextus Rufus, and Sextus, was a Late Roman historian and proconsul of Africa whose epitome Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani ("Summary of the history of Rome") was commissioned by the emperor Valens in preparation for his war against Persia. It was completed about AD 379. The Breviarium covers the entire history of the Roman state from the foundation of the City until AD 369. The book consists of 30 small parts treating events in Roman history in terse overview, mainly focused on military and political conflicts. It is estimated as a work of very low quality.

Usage examples of "festus".

Paul certainly had already done this before Sergius Paulus, Gallio, Felix, Festus, Publius, Nero, and others.

I took a step toward Festus, and he pulled back to where his seated son formed a barrier between us.

Both Festus and Childeric made brief speeches about the union of their families.

I saw Festus and Childeric impose themselves directly in the line of march, but the riders pressed on through them and their protests before executing a sharp turn toward the north.

Before I left, I struck a deal with Festus and Childeric that allowed my people to set up camp on the other side of the Aur River.

Jews and from Trophimus were laid before both Felix and Festus, as their documents indicate.

Agrippa and Festus ordered them to pull it down, but the priests sent ten of their leaders to Rome to appeal to Nero.

Festus: by introducing killing into your competition here in Aurium, you have become our competition.

Yet Eutropius, Festus, Rufus, the two Victors, Jerome, Sidonius Apollinaris, Syncellus, and Zonaras, all ascribe the death of Carus to lightning.

Festus looked to Chil deric for a confirmatory nod and got one quickly.