Galba
6th Roman emperor from AD 68 to 69
Servius Sulpicius Galba (Latin: Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus;[2] English: /ˈsɜːrviəs sʌlˈpɪʃəs ˈɡælbə/; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January 69 CE) was a Roman Emperor for seven months from 68 to 69 CE. Galba was an governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, which was the province near the Pyrenees. He was the first emperor of Year of the Four Emperors.
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Emperor of the Roman Empire | |||||
6th Emperor of the Roman Empire | |||||
Reign | 9 June 68 – 15 January 69 (7 months) | ||||
Predecessor | Nero | ||||
Successor | Otho | ||||
Born | 24 December 3 BC Near Terracina, Italy | ||||
Died | Rome | 15 January 69 (aged 70)||||
Spouse | Aemilia Lepida | ||||
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Dynasty | None | ||||
Mother | Mummia Achaica |
He was born near Terracina, "On the left as you travel towards Fundi" in the words of Suetonius. Galba was adopted by Livia Ocellina and took her family name until becoming emperor.[3]
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Preceded by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Aulus Vitellius | Consul of the Roman Empire 33 with Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix | Succeeded by Lucius Salvius Otho, and Gaius Octavius Laenas |
Preceded by Nero | Roman Emperor 68–69 | Succeeded by Otho |
Preceded by Gaius Bellicius Natalis, and Publius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus as Suffect consuls | Consul of the Roman Empire with Titus Vinius 69 | Succeeded by Otho II, and Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus II |
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