A member of the
gens Antistia, he served as a
Legate under
Julius Caesar in the latter years of the
Gallic Wars from 53 BC to 51 BC. He would take part in the
Battle of Alesia, and spent the following winter in the territory of the
Ambivareti, a client tribe of the
Aedui. In 43 BC, he would be
proscribed by the Second Triumvirate, yet managed to survive by hiding in Rome's
sewage system. He fled to join the ranks of
Sextus Pompeius in Sicily, and was most likely the "Reginus" mentioned by
Cicero that was assisting in his own failed attempt to flee by sea. Following Sextus'
defeat in 36 BC, Reginus would surrender to the triumvir
Marcus Antonius. He later held the position of
triumvir monetalis during the reign of
Augustus, with his name appearing on several coins minted in the years 19-13 BC. ==References==