Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina (* around 86; † around 136) was the wife of the Roman emperor Hadrian .
Her parents were Lucius Vibius Sabinus and the elder Matidia , whose mother Ulpia Marciana was the sister of the Emperor Trajan . His wife Plotina arranged a marriage between Vibia Sabina and Hadrian in the year 100, who also belonged to Trajan's family. The marriage was considered unhappy and remained childless. A source reports that Sabina is said to have had a child aborted. According to the Historia Augusta , the Praetorian prefect Gaius Septicius Clarus and the writer Suetonius are said to have come closer to her than is proper.
Vibia Sabina accompanied her husband on his extensive travels through the Roman Empire . Her visit to the Colossi of Memnon in 130 is documented by several poems by court poet Iulia Balbilla . In 128 she received the honorary title Augusta . She died before her husband and was consecrated as Diva Sabina (raised among the official gods).
literature
- Werner Eck : Vibia (?) Sabina. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Supplementary Volume XV, Stuttgart 1978, Sp. 909-914.
- Hildegard Temporini-Countess Vitzthum : The family of the 'adoptive emperors' from Traian to Commodus . In: Hildegard Temporini-Countess Vitzthum (Hrsg.): Die Kaiserinnen Roms. From Livia to Theodora . CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-49513-3 , pp. 187-264.
- T. Corey Brennan: Sabina Augusta. An imperial journey. Oxford University Press, New York 2018, ISBN 978-0-19-025099-7 .
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Remarks
- ↑ Historia Augusta 11.3 ( English translation ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sabina, Vibia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sabina Augusta; Diva Sabina; Vibia Sabina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman empress, wife of Hadrian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 86 |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 136 |