Aelius Sabinus
Centurion who engraved a plaque to Sol for the health of the Emperor Antoninus Pius and his sons.
Interior view of the Mithraeum of San Clemente.
Biography
of Aelius Sabinus
- Aelius Sabinus was a syndexios 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.
References
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Inscription of Sabinus from San Clemente in EDCS
Mentions
Inscription of Sabinus from San Clemente
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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.
Mitreo di San Clemente
TNMM 13
The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.