Sabinus

Family: Flavian · Role: publican and father of Sabinus and Vespasian · First appears: Vespasian 1

Sabinus, a Flavian publican, was the son of Titus Flavius Petro, who had collected money from public auctions before becoming a usurer among the Helvetii. Sabinus later died there, leaving his wife, Vespasia Pella, and their two sons, Sabinus and Vespasian; the elder became prefect of the city, while the younger became emperor.

In the war with Vitellius, Sabinus was in the Capitol with his nephew Domitian and part of the troops they had in the city.

Relationship record

Life events

• Sabinus turned usurer among the Helvetii.(Vespasian 1 · 📍 Helvetii)
  • “He afterwards turned usurer amongst the Helvetii”
• Sabinus died, leaving Vespasia Pella and two sons.(Vespasian 1)
  • “and there died, leaving behind him his wife, Vespasia Pella, and two sons by her”
• Domitian fled into the Capitol with Sabinus as enemy forces advanced.(Domitian 1 · 📍 the Capitol)
  • With: Domitian Vitellius
  • “In the war with Vitellius, he fled into the Capitol with his uncle Sabinus, and a part of the troops they had in the city.”

Vespasian 1

• parent: Titus Flavius Petro “Titus Flavius Petro, a townsman of Reate, whether a centurion or an evocatus of Pompey’s party in the civil war, is uncertain, fled out of the battle of Pharsalia and went home; where, having at last obtained his pardon and discharge, he became a collector of the money raised by public sales in the way of auction. His son, surnamed Sabinus, was never engaged in the military service, though some say he was a centurion of the first order, and others, that whilst he held that rank, he was discharged on account of his bad state of health:”
• married with Vespasia Pella “He afterwards turned usurer amongst the Helvetii, and there died, leaving behind him his wife, Vespasia Pella, and two sons by her;”
• child: Sabinus (elder son) “He afterwards turned usurer amongst the Helvetii, and there died, leaving behind him his wife, Vespasia Pella, and two sons by her; the elder of whom, Sabinus, came to be prefect of the city, and the younger, Vespasian, to be emperor.”
• child: Vespasian “He afterwards turned usurer amongst the Helvetii, and there died, leaving behind him his wife, Vespasia Pella, and two sons by her; the elder of whom, Sabinus, came to be prefect of the city, and the younger, Vespasian, to be emperor.”

Vespasian 5

• child: Vespasian “His father, Sabinus, encouraged by these omens, which were confirmed by the augurs, told his mother, ‘that her grandson would be emperor of Rome;’”

Domitian 1

• younger kin: Domitian “In the war with Vitellius, he fled into the Capitol with his uncle Sabinus, and a part of the troops they had in the city.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.