Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (consul 4 BC)

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Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (born c. 36 BC) was a Roman Senator who was appointed consul in 4 BC.

Biography

Calvisius Sabinus was the son of

Septemviri epulonum, probably sometime after 12 BC, and possibly after the death of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa or Appius Claudius Pulcher.[1]

Calvisius Sabinus was elected to the consulship as an imperial candidate in 4 BC.[2] 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.[3]

Calvisius Sabinus had at least one son,

Gaius Calvisius Sabinus
, who was elected consul in AD 26.

See also

  • Calvisii Sabini
    , for others with a similar name

References

  1. ^ Stern, Gaius, Women, Children, and Senators on the Ara Pacis Augustae: A Study of Augustus' Vision of a New World Order in 13 BC. (2006), pgs. 337-338
  2. ^ Syme, pg. 87
  3. ^ Sherk, Robert K., The Roman Empire: Augustus to Hadrian (1988), pgs. 27-30

Sources

  • Syme, Ronald, The Augustan Aristocracy (1986).
    Clarendon Press.[ISBN missing
    ]
Political offices
Preceded byas Suffect consuls
Consul of the Roman Empire
4 BC
with Lucius Passienus Rufus
Succeeded by
Galus Sulpicius
as suffect consuls