Octavius Sabinus
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Octavius Sabinus was a governor of Britannia Inferior
, a province of Roman Britain
some time between c. AD 262
and 266
.
An inscription at Lancaster mentions him in connection with repairs there. It indicates that he was of the senator
ial rank rather than the third century norm of giving military commands such as this to officers of equestrian
standing.
Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a subdivision of the Roman province of Britannia established c. 214 by the emperor Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus. Located in modern northern England, the region was governed from the city of Eboracum by a praetorian legate in command of a single legion stationed in...
, a province of Roman Britain
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
some time between c. AD 262
262
Year 262 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Faustianus...
and 266
266
Year 266 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Sabinillus...
.
An inscription at Lancaster mentions him in connection with repairs there. It indicates that he was of the senator
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
ial rank rather than the third century norm of giving military commands such as this to officers of equestrian
Equestrian (Roman)
The Roman equestrian order constituted the lower of the two aristocratic classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians , a hereditary caste that monopolised political power during the regal era and during the early Republic . A member of the equestrian order was known as an eques...
standing.