Modestus was a Roman cognomen. It may refer to: *

Julius Modestus The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the c ...

(1st century BC), Roman freedman and grammarian * Marcus Mettius Modestus (procurator) (1st century AD), Roman governor of Egypt * Aufidius Modestus (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, Roman consul AD 82 *

Gaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus Gaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus was a Roman senator of the 2nd century AD who held a number of offices in the imperial service, as well as serving as suffect consul in 103 as the colleague of Marcus Flavius Aper. Modestus was a member ...

(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 D ...

, 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 rights ...

* Domitius Modestus (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 Gau ...

(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 is 24 February. Despite the turmoil he lived through he died in Trier in 489 of n ...

(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) (8th century), Irish missionary to the Carantanians and saint *

Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable Modestus Yawo Zebu Ahiable (born 10 October 1948) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament for Ketu North of the Volta Region Of Ghana. He also served as Ghana's Ambassador to Benin from 2009 to 2013. He served as Volta Regional Mi ...

(b. 1948), Ghanaian politician *

Modestus Kilufi Modestus Dickson Kilufi (born 11 March 1959) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with ...

(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 Pla ...

(b. 1963), Sri Lankan army colonel *

Modestus Setiawan Modestus Setiawan known as Tutus is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Persak Kebumen in Indonesia Amateur League. He is 172 cm tall. He plays as a full back. Career The 2005 season, when Persijatim moved homebase from Sura ...

(b. 1982), Indonesian footballer

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