Galba

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

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.

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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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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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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
name in native language: Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba

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Origins and family life
Public service
Emperor
Rule (June 68-January 69)
Mutiny on the frontier and assassination
References
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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.