Galba
Sign in to saveGalba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide.
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Galba was a Roman emperor who ruled for just seven months in AD 68-69, becoming the first of four emperors to take power that tumultuous year after the previous emperor Nero killed himself. His brief reign marked a significant turning point in Roman history, as it showed the empire's throne could change hands through military and political upheaval rather than through stable succession.
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- 0005-12-24
- Died
- 0069-01-00
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- 18
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11 sectionsContents
- Origins and family life
- Public service
- Emperor
- Rule (June 68-January 69)
- Mutiny on the frontier and assassination
- References
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- Bibliography
- Ancient sources
- Modern sources
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Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide.
Born into a wealthy family, Galba held at various times the positions of praetor, consul, and governor of the provinces of Gallia Aquitania, Germania Superior, and Africa during the first half of the first century AD. He retired from his positions during the latter part of Claudius' reign (with the advent of Agrippina the Younger), but Nero later granted him the governorship of Hispania. Taking advantage of the defeat of Vindex's rebellion and Nero's suicide, he became emperor with the support of the Praetorian Guard.