69Galba Adopts Piso as Deputy Emperor

January 10 – Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is adopted by...
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🏛️ Roman Senate Recognizes Galba as Emperor

June 9 – The Roman Senate accepts Servius Sulpicius Galba, as Roman Emperor.
Roman Senate Recognizes Galba as Emperor (68)
Roman EmpireAncient romeEmperorGalbaSuccessionCrisis of the Roman Empire
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👑 Galba Adopts Piso as Deputy Emperor

January 10Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is adopted by Galba and appointed to deputy Roman Emperor.
Galba Adopts Piso as Deputy Emperor (69)
Roman EmpireSuccessionEmperorGalbaPisoCrisis of the Roman EmpireCivil War
ItalyItaly

🔪 Emperor Galba and Piso Murdered by Praetorian Guard

January 15 – Galba and his adopted son Piso are murdered by the Praetorian Guard on the Roman Forum.
Emperor Galba and Piso Murdered by Praetorian Guard (69)
Roman EmpireAncient romeGalbaPisoCivil WarYear of Four EmperorsAssassinationPolitical Instability
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🗡️ Galba's Assassination and Piso's Death

January 15 Cornelius Laco, Roman praetorian prefect (murdered) Sempronius Densus, Roman bodyguard (killed) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus, Roman deputy emperor (b. AD 38) Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)
Galba's Assassination and Piso's Death (69)
Roman EmpireYear of Four EmperorsGalbaAncient romeAssassinationCivil WarSuccession
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💀 Death of Roman Emperor Otho

April 16Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman emperor (b. AD 32)
Death of Roman Emperor Otho (69)
Roman EmpireEmperorCivil WarAncient romeOthoCrisis of the Roman EmpireSuccession
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