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Gaius Sextius Calvinus

fl. 124–122 BCE · 2nd century BCE

Gaius Sextius Calvinus was a Roman consul of 124 BCE who campaigned against the Salyes of southern Gaul at the request of Massalia. He completed the destruction of their stronghold of Entremont and in 122 BCE founded the garrison settlement of Aquae Sextiae, modern Aix-en-Provence, named after himself and its hot springs. He celebrated a triumph over the Ligurians, Vocontii and Salluvii.

Gaius Sextius Calvinus
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gaius Sextius Calvinus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gaius-sextius-calvinus
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