Julius Sabinus

Julius Sabinus was a Gallic Chieftain of the Lingones people. During the Year of the Four Emperors in Rome (69 CE,) Sabinus attempted to remove his people from Roman rule. He and the other Gallic tribes that rebelled in the Batavian Rebellion were defeated and he was thought dead. Instead, his wife, Eponina hid him for nine years. When they were caught in 79 CE, they were taken to Rome and, despite Eponina’s pleas for mercy and Vespasian’s reputation for clemency, the emperor had them both executed. It was believed by the people, especially the women, of Rome that the execution was unjust and even Plutarch and Tacitus mentioned that the gods were so displeased that Vespasian’s line died with his sons.Julius Sabinus was a Gallic Chieftain of the Lingones people. During the Year of the Four Emperors in Rome (69 CE,) Sabinus attempted to remove his people from Roman rule. He and the other Gallic tribes that rebelled in the Batavian Rebellion were defeated and he was thought dead. Instead, his wife, Eponina hid him for nine years. When they were caught in 79 CE, they were taken to Rome and, despite Eponina’s pleas for mercy and Vespasian’s reputation for clemency, the emperor had them both executed. It was believed by the people, especially the women, of Rome that the execution was unjust and even Plutarch and Tacitus mentioned that the gods were so displeased that Vespasian’s line died with his sons.