Back Galba (keiser) Afrikaans ጋልባ Amharic Sulpicio Galba AN غلباس Arabic جالبا ARZ Galba AST Qalba Azerbaijani قالبا AZB Гальба Byelorussian Галба Bulgarian
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| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Reign | 8 June 68 – 15 January 69 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Nero | ||||||||
| Successor | Otho | ||||||||
| Born | 24 December 3 BC Near Terracina, Italy, Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 15 January AD 69 (aged 70) Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Spouse | Aemilia Lepida | ||||||||
| Issue | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus (adopted) | ||||||||
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| Father | Gaius Sulpicius Galba | ||||||||
| Mother | Mummia Achaica Livia Ocellina (adoptive) | ||||||||
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Galba (/ˈɡælbə/ GAL-bə; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide.
Born into a wealthy family, Galba held at various times the positions of praetor, consul, and governor of the provinces of Gallia Aquitania, Germania Superior, and Africa during the first half of the first century AD. He retired from his positions during the latter part of Claudius' reign (with the advent of Agrippina the Younger), but Nero later granted him the governorship of Hispania. Taking advantage of the defeat of Vindex's rebellion and Nero's suicide, he became emperor with the support of the Praetorian Guard.
Galba's physical weakness and general apathy led to his rule being dominated by favorites. Unable to gain popularity with the people or maintain the support of the Praetorian Guard, Galba was murdered on the orders of Otho, who became emperor in his place.
- ^ Fasti Ostienses; AE 1978, 295
- ^ Sometimes "Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus" or "Imperator Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus". Hammond, Mason (1957). "Imperial Elements in the Formula of the Roman Emperors during the First Two and a Half Centuries of the Empire". Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. 25: 19–64 (24). doi:10.2307/4238646. JSTOR 4238646.