Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian)
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Titus Flavius Sabinus, son of Titus Flavius Petro, was an Equestrian from Reate (modern Rieti) in the Sabine region of Italy. He served as a customs official in the province of Asia, where he was honoured with statues dedicated "To an Honest Tax-gatherer", and later as a banker among the Helvetii in Gaul, where he died. With his wife, Vespasia Pollio, he had two sons, the consul Titus Flavius Sabinus and the future emperor Vespasian, and a daughter who died in infancy.
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