Events · Roman Empire Daily
The year 69 AD saw four different emperors: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
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After Nero's fall, civil war tore through the empire as rivals seized and lost power in quick succession. Vespasian emerged on top and founded the Flavian dynasty.
Source: Tacitus, 'Histories,' Book 1; Suetonius, Lives of Galba–Vespasian.
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