Sabīnus Aulus

, a Latin poet intimate with Ovid. He wrote some epistles and elegies, in the number of which were mentioned, an epistle from Æneas to Dido, from Hippolytus to Phædra, and from Jason to ♦ Hypsipyle, from Demophoon to Phyllis, from Paris to Œnome, from Uly es to Penelope; the three last of which, though said to be his composition, are spurious. Ovid , Amores , bk. 2 , poem 13, li. 27 .――A man from whom the Sabines received their name. He received divine honours after death, and was one of those deities whom Æneas invoked when he entered Italy. He was supposed to be of Lacedæmonian origin. Virgil , Æneid , bk. 7 , li. 171 .――An officer of Cæsar’s army defeated by the Gauls.――Julius, an officer who proclaimed himself emperor in the beginning of Vespas i an’s reign. He was soon after defeated in a battle; and, to escape from the conqueror, he hid himself in a subterraneous cave, with two faithful domestics, where he continued unseen for nine succe ive years. His wife found out his retreat, and spent her time with him, till her frequent visits to the cave discovered the place of his concealment. He was dragged before Vespas i an, and by his orders put to death, though his friends interested themselves in his cause, and his wife endeavoured to raise the emperor’s pity, by showing him the twins whom she had brought forth in their subterraneous retreat.――Cornel i us, a man who conspired against Caligula, and afterwards destroyed himself.――Titius, a Roman senator, shamefully accused and condemned by Sejanus. His body, after execution, was dragged through the streets of Rome, and treated with the greatest indignities. His dog constantly followed the body, and when it was thrown into the Tiber, the faithful animal plunged in after it, and was drowned. Pliny , bk. 8 , ch. 40 .――Poppæus, a Roman consul, who presided above 24 years over Mœsia, and obtained a triumph for his victories over the barbarians. He was a great favourite of August us and of Tiberius. Tacitus , Annals .――Flavius, a brother of Vespas i an, killed by the populace. He was well known for his fidelity to Vitelli us. He commanded in the Roman armies 35 years, and was governor of Rome for 12.――A friend of Domitian.――A Roman who attempted to plunder the temple of the Jews.――A friend of the emperor Alexander.――A lawyer. ♦ ‘Hipsipyle’ replaced with ‘Hypsipyle’ for consistency.