Gaius Sextius Calvinus

During his consulship, he joined M. Fulvius Flaccus in waging war against the Ligures, Saluvii, and Vocontii in Transalpine Gaul.

[2] Sextius played a significant role in the military operations, concluded by Domitius Ahenobarbus and Fabius Maximus around 120 BC, that led to the annexation of Transalpine Gaul as a Roman province.

[4] Although most often identified as the son of the consul of 124 BC,[5] the elder Sextius is believed by E. Badian to have been responsible for the inscription.

[6] The small altar was found near Sant'Anastasia on the lower west part of the Palatine Hill in 1829.

Made of travertine, it has the hourglass shape that came into use in Rome around the time of the Second Punic War.