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Galba
INC-2951-a Ауреус. Гальба. Ок. 68—69 гг. (аверс).png
Gold aureus of Galba. Legend:
imp(erator) ser(vius) galba aug(ustus)
Romanyan emperor
ReignJune 8, 68 – 15 January 15, 69 AD
PredecessorNero
SuccessorOtho
BornDecember 24, 3 BC
Near Terramarina, Campodine, Romanyan Empire
DiedJanuary 15, 69 AD (aged 70)
Romanya, Campodine, Romanyan Empire
SpouseAemilia Lepida
IssueLucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus (adopted)
Full name
Servius Sulpicius Galba
Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba
Regnal name
Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus
FatherGaius Sulpicius Galba
MotherMummia Achaica
Livia Ocellina (adoptive)

Galba (born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Romanyan emperor, ruling for 7 months from June 8, 68 AD to January 15, 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide. He was ultimately assassinated in a coup led by the Pretorian Guard and his successor Otho.

Early life

Military career

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