Modestus was a Roman cognomen. It may refer to: * Julius Modestus (1st century BC), Roman freedman and grammarian *

Marcus Mettius Modestus (procurator) The gens Mettia, also written Metia, was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens occur in history, and none attained the higher offices of the Roman state under the Republic. Several Mettii rose to prominence in imperial tim ...

(1st century AD), Roman governor of Egypt *

Aufidius Modestus Aufidius may refer to: * the ''nomen'' (family name) of any Roman man of the '' gens Aufidia'' (see for a list) * Attius Tullus Aufidius, a leader of the Volsci and a character from Shakespeare's play ''Coriolanus'' {{dab ...

(1st century AD), Roman philologist, commentator on

Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ...

Mettius Modestus The gens Mettia, also written Metia, was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens occur in history, and none attained the higher offices of the Roman state under the Republic. Several Mettii rose to prominence in imperial tim ...

, Roman consul AD 82 * Gaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus (2nd century), Roman senator * Quintus Aiacius Modestus Crescentianus, consul alongside

Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus (c. 195 – after 228) was a Consul in 228 AD. He was the son of Marcus Maecius Probus and his wife Pomponia Arria. In the genealogical reconstruction by C. Settipani, he married and had: * Marcus Maecius Probus ( ...

in 228 *

Saint Modestus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...

, legendary saint and educator of Saint Vitus, martyr under Diocletian (c. 304) * Modestus, martyr at Agde alongside Saint Tiberius during the

Diocletianic persecution The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal ri ...

Domitius Modestus Domitius Modestus (''floruit'' 358–377) was a politician of the Roman Empire. He held appointments under the emperors Constantius II, Julian, and Valens, and was consul in 372. Previously a pagan, he converted to Arianism under Valens, and was ...

(fl. 358–377), Roman politician *

Gaius Sollius Modestus Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November of an unknown year, 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from 5th-century Ga ...

(5th century), Roman poet and diplomat *

Modestus (bishop of Trier) Saint Modest (died 489) was bishop of Trier when the Franks gained control over the city of Trier and he is considered a Pre-Congregational Saint. His feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a ...

(died 489), saint *

Modestus of Jerusalem Modestus of Jerusalem ( el, Μόδεστος Ιεροσολύμων; died December 16, 630
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(died 630), Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem *

Modestus (Apostle of Carantania) Modestus ( 720 – before 772), called the Apostle of Carinthia or Apostle of Carantania, was most probably an Irish monk and the evangeliser of the Carantanians, an Alpine Slavic people settling in the south of present-day Austria and north-ea ...

(8th century), Irish missionary to the Carantanians and saint * Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable (b. 1948), Ghanaian politician *

Modestus Kilufi Modestus Dickson Kilufi (born 11 March 1959) is a Tanzanian CCM CCM may refer to: * Cubic centimetre (''ccm''), metric unit of volume * Climate change mitigation (''CCM''), climate change topic Biology and medicine * Calcium concentration ...

(b. 1959), Tanzanian politician *

Modestus Fernando Modestus Fernando SLSR is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Sri Lankan Army. He holds a master's degree in Human Rights from the University of Colombo. Having been trained in the Defense Academies of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, he served as Plat ...

(b. 1963), Sri Lankan army colonel * Modestus Setiawan (b. 1982), Indonesian footballer

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