was entrusted by Macrinus with the command of Asia, after the disgrace of Asper. Festus had been, on former occasions, passed over by Severus in the allotment of provinces. (D. C. 88.22.)
[W.R]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890