Julius Sabinus

Family: Lingonian · Role: conspirator · First appears: Histories IV.55-58

Life events

• Julius Tutor and Julius Sabinus joined Civilis and Classicus in the conspiracy.(Histories IV.55-58)
  • With: Civilis Classicus Julius Tutor
  • “These two were now joined by Julius Tutor and Julius Sabinus”
• The conspirators bound supporters and organized a Gallic revolt at a private conference.(Histories IV.55-58 · 📍 Cologne)
  • With: Civilis Classicus Julius Tutor
  • “having bound to the conspiracy those who were considered fit, they held a conference at Cologne in a private house”
• The conspirators decided to spare Vitellius' soldiers and seduce them into alliance.(Histories IV.55-58)
  • With: Civilis Classicus Julius Tutor Vitellius
  • “However, the idea of sparing them carried the day. To destroy all hope of pardon would only steel their obstinacy: it was much better to seduce them into alliance”
• The conspirators feigned loyalty to Vocula while secretly preparing their betrayal.(Histories IV.55-58)
  • With: Civilis Classicus Julius Tutor Vocula
  • “The conspirators themselves feigned loyalty to Vocula, hoping to catch him off his guard.”
• Julius Sabinus assumed the title of Caesar.(Histories IV.67-70)
  • “Julius Sabinus, who had destroyed every memorial of the Roman alliance, assumed the title of Caesar”
• Julius Sabinus was defeated, fled, and faked his death by burning a house.(Histories IV.67-70)
  • “Sabinus fled the field with the same rash haste with which he had plunged into battle. Wishing to spread a rumour of his death, he took refuge in a house and set fire to it, and was thus supposed to have perished by his own act.”

Histories IV.55-58

• enemies with Civilis “negotiations passed between Civilis and Classicus, who commanded the Treviran cavalry. Classicus was far above the rest both in birth and in wealth. He came of royal line and his stock was famous both in peace and war. It was his boast that his family had given Rome more enemies than allies. These two were now joined by Julius Tutor and Julius Sabinus, the one a Treviran, the other a Lingonian. Tutor had been appointed by Vitellius to watch the bank of the Rhine. Sabinus' natural vanity was further inflamed by spurious pretensions of high birth, for he alleged that his great-grandmother's beauty had caught the fancy of Julius Caesar during the campaign in Gaul, and that they had committed adultery. These four tested the temper of the rest in private interviews, and having bound to the conspiracy those who were considered fit, they held a conference at Cologne in a private house, the general feeling in the city being hostile to such plans as theirs.”
• enemies with Classicus “negotiations passed between Civilis and Classicus, who commanded the Treviran cavalry. Classicus was far above the rest both in birth and in wealth. He came of royal line and his stock was famous both in peace and war. It was his boast that his family had given Rome more enemies than allies. These two were now joined by Julius Tutor and Julius Sabinus, the one a Treviran, the other a Lingonian. Tutor had been appointed by Vitellius to watch the bank of the Rhine. Sabinus' natural vanity was further inflamed by spurious pretensions of high birth, for he alleged that his great-grandmother's beauty had caught the fancy of Julius Caesar during the campaign in Gaul, and that they had committed adultery. These four tested the temper of the rest in private interviews, and having bound to the conspiracy those who were considered fit, they held a conference at Cologne in a private house, the general feeling in the city being hostile to such plans as theirs.”
• enemies with Julius Tutor “negotiations passed between Civilis and Classicus, who commanded the Treviran cavalry. Classicus was far above the rest both in birth and in wealth. He came of royal line and his stock was famous both in peace and war. It was his boast that his family had given Rome more enemies than allies. These two were now joined by Julius Tutor and Julius Sabinus, the one a Treviran, the other a Lingonian. Tutor had been appointed by Vitellius to watch the bank of the Rhine. Sabinus' natural vanity was further inflamed by spurious pretensions of high birth, for he alleged that his great-grandmother's beauty had caught the fancy of Julius Caesar during the campaign in Gaul, and that they had committed adultery. These four tested the temper of the rest in private interviews, and having bound to the conspiracy those who were considered fit, they held a conference at Cologne in a private house, the general feeling in the city being hostile to such plans as theirs.”
• enemies with Vocula “The conspirators themselves feigned loyalty to Vocula, hoping to catch him off his guard.”
• with Julius Caesar (Alleged adultery) “Sabinus' natural vanity was further inflamed by spurious pretensions of high birth, for he alleged that his great-grandmother's beauty had caught the fancy of Julius Caesar during the campaign in Gaul, and that they had committed adultery.”

Histories IV.67-70

• married with Epponina “We shall, however, relate in due course the devices by which he lay in hiding and prolonged his life for nine more years, and allude also to the loyalty of his friends and the memorable example set by his wife Epponina.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.