Gesta may refer to:

Titles of works

Gesta is the Latin word for "deeds" or "acts", and Latin titles, especially of medieval chronicles, frequently begin with the word, which thus is also a generic term for medieval biographies:

Other

  • Gesta (butterfly), a genus of skipper butterfly
  • Gesta (journal), an academic journal on medieval history published by The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the International Center of Medieval Art
  • Cantar de gesta and chanson de geste, both meaning "song of deeds", is a term for medieval Spanish and French poems on heroic themes
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