In 240, Sabinianus revolted in the African province, but the situation was quickly brought under control.
Sabinianus was the leader of a revolt against Gordian III in Africa.
At the beginning of the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Vettius Sabinianus was the iuridicus per tractus of three of the Italian regions, Aemilia, Etruria and Liguria.