The Lives of the Caesars · Character
Nymphidius Sabinus
Praetorian prefect who claimed to be Caligula's son.
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First appearance: book iv gaius caligula
Nymphidius Sabinus shows up with force in Book VII: Galba—Otho—Vitellius. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Nymphidius Sabinus, prefect of the praetorian guard at Rome, was among those plotting against Galba.
Nymphidius Sabinus first appears in 0003 book iv gaius caligula.
In Book VII: Galba—Otho—Vitellius: Nymphidius Sabinus, prefect of the praetorian guard at Rome, was among those plotting against Galba.
Later, in Galba: Prefect of the praetorian guard who plotted against Galba; Galba discharged soldiers suspected of being his partisans.
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