Biography
of Aelius Sabinus
- Aelius Sabinus was a brother of the Mitreo di San Clemente.
- Active c. 138 – 161.
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Aelius Sabinus, probably a Roman citizen who took the name Aelius, is known from an Antonine marble inscription (138 - 161 AD) discovered near the Mithraeum under the Church of San Clemente in Rome. Although details of his life are still scarce, surviving fragments of text identify him as a centurion.
The dedication to the welfare of the Emperor Titus Aelius Antoninus Augustus and his adopted sons, Marcus Aelius Aurelius Caesar and Lucius Aurelius Commodus, indicates that Sabinus served under their reign.
Mentions
Inscription of Sabinus from San Clemente
This marble slab, found in the Mithraeum of San Clemente, bears an inscription by a certain Aelius Sabinus for the health of the Emperor Antoninus Pius and his sons.
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