Gaius Antistius Vetus (consul 6 BC)
Gaius Antistius Vetus was a Roman senator active during the early Roman Empire. He was consul in 6 BC as the colleague of Decimus Laelius Balbus.[1]
Biography
A member of the gens Antistia, Gaius Antistius Vetus was the son of Gaius Antistius Vetus the elder, consul in 30 BC.[2] The younger Gaius began his political career as a triumvir monetalis in 16-15 BC.[3] Between 26-24 BC, he participated in the Cantabrian Wars, commanding the five Roman legions at the Siege of Aracillum in 25 BC due to the illness of the Emperor Augustus (though Augustus personally commanded most of the campaign). Throughout the campaign, Gaius further served successfully with Augustus at Amaya, Bergida, and Monte Vindio. After the successful campaign, Gaius went on to become the provincial governor (Proconsul) of Hispania Citerior.
After returning to Rome to serve as consul, Gaius later served as the Proconsul of Asia in either AD 2/3 or 3/4, assisted by his oldest son Gaius Antistius Vetus.[4]
His sons, Gaius and Lucius, likewise became Roman consuls in the years 23 and 26 respectively. Velleius Paterculus notes that he was still living in AD30.[5]
See also
References
- Alison E. Cooley, The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy (Cambridge: University Press, 2012), p. 458
- Ronald Syme, The Augustan Aristocracy (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), p. 425
- Syme, Augustan Aristocracy, p. 52
- K. M. T. Atkinson, "The Governors of the Province Asia in the Reign of Augustus", Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 7 (1958), p. 328
- Velleius Paterculus, II.43, 4
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tiberius Claudius Nero II, and Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso |
Consul of the Roman Empire 6 BC with Decimus Laelius Balbus |
Succeeded by Imp. Caesar Divi filius Augustus XII, and Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus |