Quotes:Festus, Sextus Pompeius

Zirkoff, Boris

Festus, Sextus Pompeius. Roman lexicographer of uncertain date, prob, late 2nd century a.d. His name is attached to a Glossary or Dictionary of Latin words and phrases, divided into 20 books and commonly known as Sextus Pompeii Festi de Verborum Significatione. It is an epitome of De significatu verborum of Verrius Flaccus, celebrated grammarian in the time of Augustus whose work has been lost. The first part of Festus’ Glossary is lost also. His work was 371 epitomized by Paulus Diaconus in the 8th century. The manuscript of as much of Festus as came down was in the hands of Manilius Rallus in 1485. It found its way into the Farnese Library, at Parma, whence it was conveyed in 1736 to the Royal Library of Naples. Standard edition (including Paulus) is that of W. M. Lindsay, 1913, whose later ed. in Glossaria Latina (IV, 93-467) incorporates Festus’ material gleaned from Glossaries.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 7, pp. 370-371