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, legendary saint and educator of Saint Vitus, martyr under Diocletian (c. 304) * Modestus, martyr at Agde alongside Saint Tiberius during the Diocletianic persecution * Domitius Modestus (fl. 358–377), Roman politician * Gaius Sollius Modestus Sidonius Apollinaris (5th century), Roman poet and diplomat * Modestus (bishop of Trier) (died 489), saint * Modestus of Jerusalem (died 630), Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem * Modestus (Apostle of Carantania) (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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