Some of his descendants achieved consular rank and took the cognomen Africanus in honour of his service in Africa.
[1] Sextius held a command under Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars in 53–50 BC.
In 44, he replaced Sallust as governor of the new province of Africa Nova, carved out of the defeated kingdom of Numidia.
He supported Mark Antony during the Mutine War of 43, and was consequently ordered by the Senate to send two of his legions to Italy and a further one to Quintus Cornificius in the province of Africa Vetus.
[1] After Utica, Sextius governed both African provinces until, at the request of Lucius Antonius, he surrendered them to Gaius Fuficius Fango in 41.