Sabina

Sabina, a character in the A Courtesan of Rome series, is Cassius's cousin and one of your love interests. She is first seen in A Courtesan of Rome, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Sabina has tan skin, brown eyes and long brown curly hair. She wears a long pale blue robe with golden rims, a golden necklace and a golden Alice band.

Personality
Sabina is very shy and insecure. She is afraid of strangers, especially men. Soon it's revealed that she was mistreated respectively by her father and husband. However, she is brave enough to sneak into Locusta's apothecary to get contraceptive potion, in order to defy his husband.

Meeting Main Character and developing relationship with her gives Sabina strength and courage.

Cassius Longinus
Cassius is Sabina's cousin and probably the only man whom she trusts. She visits him sometimes.

Main Character
She is one of the Main Character's love interests. When you meet her at Locusta's apothecary, you have the option of sharing a vision with her. In Chapter 8, she tells you about the goddess Nemesis and you can choose to make an offering to the goddess on behalf of Syphax. Sabina tells you that she prayed to Nemesis to free her from her marriage. You learn that she is an amateur haruspex and can interpret omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals.

Legate Aquila
Sabina was married to him as a child, soon after her first bleeding. This marriage was arranger by her father, against her will. Aquila was much older than her, and he scared her. Eventually, he turned out to be cruel towards her.

According to Sabina, he spent the last ten years in the Gaul, and would be a stranger to her. Taking into account his earlier cruelty, she decided to not bear children to him, otherwise it would give him more power against her, and more victims to abuse. In the past, she prayed and made offerings to the goddess Nemesis, who is also the goddess of justice and vengeance to free her from him.

Though Sabina often speaks about her husband, she never mentions his name, so revealing his identity is a surprise for Main Character.

Father
Sabina's father divorced her mother years ago. Under Roman law, children belong to their fathers, so her mother was not there to protect her from him. He placed her in an arranged marriage so that her new husband would give him political support.