Gaius Antistius Vetus (consul 6 BC)
Gaius Antistius Vetus was a Roman senator active during the early Roman Empire, and a consul in 6 BC as the colleague of Decimus Laelius Balbus.Biography
Antistius, a member of the gens Antistia, was the son of Gaius Antistius Vetus the elder, consul in 30 BC. Between 26-24 BC Antistius participated in the Cantabrian Wars, serving with the Emperor Augustus for most of the campaign. Due to the Emperor's illness, Antistius commanded the five legions of Rome at the Siege of Aracillum in 25 BC. Antistius served with Augustus at Amaya, Bergida, and Monte Vindio, and after the successful campaign, went on to become the provincial governor of Hispania Citerior.
Antistius began his political career as a triumvir monetalis in 16-15 BC. He returned to Rome to serve as consul, in 6 BC, and later he served as the Proconsul of Asia in either AD 2/3 or 3/4, assisted by his oldest son Gaius Antistius Vetus.
His sons, Gaius and Lucius, became Roman consuls in the years 23 and 26 respectively. Velleius Paterculus notes that he was still living in AD30.
