Sabalus was a of Berber warrior from Mauretania, North Africa who lived in the 1st century.
In late 40, king Ptolemy of Mauretania was murdered by his unstable second cousin Roman Emperor Caligula, while on a visit to Rome.
Caligula was murdered on 24 January in the year 41, and his paternal uncle Claudius became the new Emperor.
In 42, Claudius had appointed the skilled Roman Generals Gaius Suetonius Paulinus and Gnaeus Hosidius Geta to end the revolt.
Sabalus had witnessed this, thinking that Geta had possessed supernatural powers.