Galba

Gal·ba

G0013900 (găl′bə, gôl′-), Servius Sulpicius 3 bc-ad 69. Emperor of Rome (68-69) who was assassinated after naming an unpopular successor.

Galba

(ˈɡælbə) n (Biography) Servius Sulpicius (ˈsɜːvɪəs sʌlˈpɪʃəs). ?3 bc–69 ad, Roman emperor (68–69) after the assassination of Nero

Gal•ba

(ˈgæl bə)

n. Servius Sulpicius, 5? B.C. – A.D. 69, Roman emperor A.D. 68–69.

Galba

(Servius Sulpicius Galba) (găl`bə), 3 B.C.–A.D. 69, Roman emperor (A.D. 68–A.D. 69). He distinguished himself in a political and military career as praetor (A.D. 20), governor of Aquitania, consul (A.D. 33), commander in Gaul, and governor of Hispania Tarraconensis (A.D. 60). In A.D. 68 an insurrection against NeroNero
(Nero Claudius Caesar) , A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68). He was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul in A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. broke out, and Galba was proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. Nero committed suicide, and Galba succeeded him. A few months after his reign began, a rebellion led by OthoOtho, Marcus Salvius
, A.D. 32–A.D. 69, Roman emperor (Jan.–April, A.D. 69). He was a friend of Nero, and his wife, Poppaea Sabina, became Nero's mistress; Otho was repaid (A.D. 58) with the province of Lusitania. In A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. took place. Galba was killed, and Otho succeeded him. Galba's brief reign was distinguished by an honest but parsimonious administration.

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