Guy Kalpetan Rantsiy Quirinale Valery Fest

Guy Kalpetan Rancius Quirinal Valery Festus ( lat. Gaius Calpetanus Rantius Quirinalis Valerius Festus ) is a Roman politician of the second half of the 1st century.

His adoptive father was Consul of 47 years old Guy Kalpetan Rantius Sedat . At birth, Guy was named Publius Valery Fest. He came from the Pomptina tribe from Italy, probably from the city of Arrecia . His biological father allegedly belonged to the senatorial class. According to Tacitus, Festus was a relative of Vitellius ^[1] . In any case, in the year 69 he first supported Vitellius, before moving on to the side of Vespasian .

In 70 Fest, being legate of the 3rd Augustus Legion, ordered the proconsul Lucius Calpurnius Peason to be killed. According to Tacitus, this happened for the following reasons. At first, Festus and Peeson conducted secret negotiations, in which either Festus incited Pison to raise a rebellion, or the proconsul inclined the legate to revolt. However, after Peeson ordered the execution of Papuria, a newly arrived centurion, because he suspected that he had come to provoke him to revolt. In addition, riots broke out in Carthage, and Peezon locked himself in a house without fulfilling his duties. Learning of this, Festus sent the riders to kill Piso, which they did. In addition, he ordered the prefect of Cetronius Pisan's camp to be arrested as an accomplice of Piso, although he actually made it out of dislike for Pisan. Thus, Festus created the appearance of exposing the conspiracy. Then he forced the inhabitants of Ei and Leptis Magna to end their feuds, which began with disputes between the peasants over stolen food or livestock and ended in real battles ^[2] .

For his activities in Africa, Vespasian awarded Festus. In 71, the fest held the post of consul-suffeta with Domitian . In 73, he was the curator of the banks and bed of the Tiber . Around 73–78, Fest was in the post of the legate proprietor of Pannonia , and in 79–81 managed the province of Tarracona Spain . In 85 or 86, he committed suicide. Festus vhoidl in the priestly board of Sodalis Augustus and the pontiffs .