69 ⟶ Otho's Brief Reign and Suicide

Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaims himself emperor, and re...
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🏛️ Roman Senate Declares Nero a Public Enemy

The Senate declares Nero as persona non grata.⟶
Roman EmpireAncient romeNeroEmperorPolitical IntrigueCivil WarSuccession
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👑 Otho's Brief Reign and Suicide

Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaims himself emperor, and reigns for three months before committing suicide.⟶
Otho's Brief Reign and Suicide (69)
Roman EmpireRoman EmperorsYear of Four EmperorsCivil WarPolitical IntrigueSuccessionAncient romeOtho
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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)
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💀 Death of Roman Emperor Otho

April 16 – Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman emperor (b. AD 32)⟶
Death of Roman Emperor Otho (69)
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