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'Favonius' was a Roman ''nomen'', meaning "favorable". It applied to a number of Roman mythological and historical figures:
★ Favonius, one of the Roman wind gods, who held dominion over plants and flowers and was generally equated with the Greek god Zephyrus .
★ Marcus Favonius, a praetor in 49 BC.
★ Favonius Eulogius, a Carthaginian rhetor who was contemporary with Augustine of Hippo and wrote ''Disputatio de somnio Scipionis''.
★ Marcus Favonius Facilis, a centurion of Legion XX who died in Britain (probably at Camulodunum) and whose tombstone is displayed in Colchester museum.
See also:
★ Favonius (butterfly), a genus of butterflies.
★ Favonius, one of the Roman wind gods, who held dominion over plants and flowers and was generally equated with the Greek god Zephyrus .
★ Marcus Favonius, a praetor in 49 BC.
★ Favonius Eulogius, a Carthaginian rhetor who was contemporary with Augustine of Hippo and wrote ''Disputatio de somnio Scipionis''.
★ Marcus Favonius Facilis, a centurion of Legion XX who died in Britain (probably at Camulodunum) and whose tombstone is displayed in Colchester museum.
See also:
★ Favonius (butterfly), a genus of butterflies.
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