Bible Dictionaries
Augustus Band
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Acts 27:1 .: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form of Augusta, the name given to Caesarea in honour of Augustus Caesar). Probably this "band" or cohort consisted of Samaritan soldiers belonging to Caesarea. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Augustus Band'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/augustus-band.html. 1897.