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Otho
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Otho (; born Marcus Salvius Otho; 28 April 32 – 16 April 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for three months from 15 January to 16 April 69. He was the second emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors.
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Marcus Salvius Otho was a male politician and military personnel from Ancient Rome. Born in Ferentium, Rome, on April 28, 0032, he held the positions of Roman governor and Roman emperor. He belonged to the Salvia gens and practiced the ancient Roman religion. Otho was the spouse of Poppaea Sabina and the sibling of Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus. He held the noble title of Augustus.
Otho died on April 16, 0069, in Brixellum. His manner of death was forced suicide, with the specific cause being exsanguination. He was buried in Brixellum. His life has been described in sources including Parallel Lives, Pauly–Wissowa, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Royalty.image
- Statue of the emperor Otho, Ma 1215 (cropped1).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Detail of a statue of Otho at the Louvre
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- 240px
- Royalty.succession
- Roman emperor
- Royalty.reign
- 15 January – 16 April 69
- Royalty.predecessor
- Galba
- Royalty.successor
- Vitellius
- Royalty.birth_name
- Marcus Salvius Otho
- Royalty.birth_date
- 28 April 32
- Royalty.birth_place
- Ferentium, Italy
- Royalty.death_date
- 16 April 69 (aged 36)
- Royalty.death_place
- Brescello
- Royalty.spouse
- Poppaea Sabina (forced by Nero to divorce her)
- Royalty.regnal name
- Imperator Marcus Otho Caesar Augustus
- Royalty.father
- Lucius Salvius Otho
- Royalty.mother
- Albia Terentia
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Brixellum
- Spouse
- Poppaea Sabina
- Father
- Lucius Salvius Otho
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Roman governor
- Religion
- ancient Roman religion
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Arte classicista, busto di ottone, XVI-XVII sec 03.JPG
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- Otho
- date of birth
- 0032-04-28
- date of death
- 0069-04-16
- manner of death
- forced suicide
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- New International Encyclopedia
- name in native language
- Marcus Salvius Otho
- place of burial
- Brixellum
- gens
- Salvia gens
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- Category:Otho
- cause of death
- exsanguination
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- Otho
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- Principate
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