Birth of Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina is traditionally dated to about 83 and is born into a family closely connected with the future Nerva-Antonine dynasty.
Role range: 0100-0137
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Vibia Sabina Biography and Timeline
Follow Vibia Sabina through 22 dated historical records for Roman Empire.
Vibia Sabina, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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84
Daughter of Matidia
Sabina is the daughter of Salonina Matidia, the influential niece of Emperor Trajan.
Role range: 0100-0137
Grand-Niece of Trajan
Through her mother Matidia, Sabina is a grand-niece of Emperor Trajan.
Role range: 0100-0137
100
Marriage
Vibia Sabina marries Hadrian around 100, strengthening his dynastic connection with Emperor Trajan's family.
Role range: 0100-0136
117
Hadrian Becomes Emperor
When Hadrian becomes emperor in 117, Vibia Sabina becomes the emperor's wife and a leading woman of the imperial household.
Role range: 0117-0137
Imperial Public Role Begins
After Hadrian's accession, Sabina assumes a more prominent public position as the emperor's wife.
Role range: 0117-0137
122
Court Controversy involving Suetonius
Later literary sources connect Sabina with a court controversy that leads Hadrian to dismiss officials including the biographer Suetonius.
Role range: 0117-0137
128
Provincial Coinage at Corinth
Corinth issues provincial bronze coins naming and portraying Sabina Augusta during Hadrian's reign.
Role range: 0117-0137
Provincial Coinage at Patras
Patras issues provincial coins bearing Sabina's portrait and the title Augusta.
Role range: 0117-0137
Regular Imperial Coinage Begins
Regular Roman imperial coinage begins portraying Sabina with the title Augusta and distinctive imperial portraiture.
Role range: 0117-0137
Title of Augusta
Sabina holds the title Augusta by 128, marking her formal elevation within the imperial household.
Role range: 0117-0137
Travels with Hadrian
Sabina accompanies Hadrian on parts of his final extended imperial journey through the eastern provinces.
Role range: 0117-0137
Vesta Coin Type
Coins issued for Sabina depict Vesta with the Palladium and sceptre, linking the empress with traditional Roman religious virtues.
Role range: 0117-0137
130
Concordia Coin Type
Roman coinage for Sabina uses Concordia imagery to associate the empress with harmony and dynastic stability.
Role range: 0117-0137
Julia Balbilla Poems
Sabina's companion Julia Balbilla composes inscriptions at the Colossi of Memnon that praise the empress during the Egyptian visit.
Role range: 0117-0137
Juno Coin Type
Denarii issued for Sabina portray Juno, linking the empress with a major Roman goddess associated with marriage and female authority.
Role range: 0117-0137
Pietas Coin Type
Roman coinage for Sabina depicts Pietas, associating the empress with piety and imperial family virtue.
Role range: 0117-0137
Pudicitia Coin Type
Roman coinage for Sabina depicts Pudicitia, presenting the empress through the traditional virtue of modesty.
Role range: 0117-0137
Visit to Egypt
Sabina accompanies Hadrian during the imperial visit to Egypt in 130.
Role range: 0117-0137
Visit to the Colossi of Memnon
Sabina visits the Colossi of Memnon at Thebes during the imperial journey through Egypt.
Role range: 0117-0137
136
Death of Vibia Sabina
Sabina dies in 136 or 137 after a childless marriage to Hadrian.
Role range: 0117-0137
137
Deification of Sabina
After Sabina's death, Hadrian has her deified and commemorated as Diva Sabina.
Role range: 0117-0137
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.