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Also known as Servius Sulpicius Galba, Servius Galba Caesar Augustus, Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus, Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba, Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar, Servius Sulpicius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus

6. römischer Kaiser, Sohn eines C. S. Galba

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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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Key facts

Royalty.image
File:Gold Aureus of Galba (MANTIS).jpg
Royalty.caption
Gold aureus of Galba. Legend:
Royalty.succession
Roman emperor
Royalty.reign
8 June 68 – 15 January 69
Royalty.predecessor
Nero
Royalty.successor
Otho
Royalty.birth_date
24 December 3 BC
Royalty.birth_place
Near Terracina, Italy, Roman Empire
Royalty.death_date
15 January AD 69 (aged 70)
Royalty.death_place
Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
Royalty.spouse
Aemilia Lepida
Royalty.issue
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus (adopted)
Royalty.full name
Servius Sulpicius GalbaLucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba
Royalty.regnal name
Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus
Royalty.father
Gaius Sulpicius Galba
Royalty.mother
Mummia AchaicaLivia Ocellina (adoptive)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Terracina
Place of death
Rome
Position held
Roman consul
Noble title
Augustus
Military rank
legatus
Image
Stockholm - Antikengalerie 4 - Büste Kaiser Galba.jpg
Number of children
1
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Commons category
Galba
date of birth
0005-12-24
date of death
0069-01-00
topic's main category
Category:Galba
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba
place of burial
Rome
time period
Principate
different from
Galba
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Article · Deutsch

Lucius Livius Ocella Servius Sulpicius Galba (* 24. Dezember 3 v. Chr. bei Tarracina; † 15. Januar 69 in Rom) war vom 8. Juni 68 bis 15. Januar 69 römischer Kaiser. Im Jahr seines Todes wurden drei weitere Kaiser ernannt, weswegen es als Vierkaiserjahr in die Geschichte eingegangen ist. Galba war der erste Kaiser, der nicht aus dem julisch-claudischen Kaiserhaus stammte.

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