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Valerius Festus
Valerius Festus was a Roman senator who commanded the Third Augustan Legion in Africa in 69–70 CE. During the civil wars of 69 he had the proconsul Lucius Piso killed for Vespasian. When Oea and the Garamantes made war on Leptis Magna, he drove the Garamantes back and pursued them into the desert by a shorter route. He later held the consulship and governed provinces.
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