Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (born c. 36 BC) was a
Roman
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* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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Senator
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who was appointed
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
in 4 BC.
Biography
Calvisius Sabinus was the son of
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus, who was
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
in 39 BC. Following in his father's footsteps, he is presumed to have been elected as one of the ''
Septemviri epulonum
The (Latin for "feasters"; sing. ''epulo'') arranged feasts and public banquets at festivals and games ''(ludi)''. They constituted one of the four great religious corporations (''quattuor amplissima collegia'') of ancient Roman priests.
Estab ...
'', probably sometime after 12 BC, and possibly after the death of
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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or
Appius Claudius Pulcher.
Calvisius Sabinus was elected to the consulship as an imperial candidate in 4 BC. During his consulship he introduced and spoke in favour of an imperial edict which strengthened the rights of people designated as allies of Rome in recovering money that may have been extorted from them.
[Sherk, Robert K., ''The Roman Empire: Augustus to Hadrian'' (1988), pgs. 27-30]
Calvisius Sabinus had at least one son,
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus, who was elected consul in AD 26.
See also
*
Calvisia gens#Calvisii Sabini, for others with a similar name
Sources
* Syme, Ronald, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'' (1986).
Clarendon Press
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References
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1st-century BC Romans
30s BC births
Senators of the Roman Empire
Imperial Roman consuls
Epulones of the Roman Empire
Sabinus, Gaius
Year of death unknown