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Who was the first Emperor of the year 69 A.D.?

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Galba

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Galba was the governor of what region?

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Hispania Tarraconensis

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Who told Galba he had been proclaimed emperor?

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freedman Icelus

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What governor of Gallia Lugdunensis supported Galba, and led a revolt against Nero?

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Julius Vindex

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Which region was Julius Vindex governor of?

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Gallia Lugdunensis

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Whom did Julius Vindex revolt against?

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Nero

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In what year did Vindex revolt?

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68 A.D.

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Who was Verginius Rufus?

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commander in Germania Superior, put down the

Vindex Revolt at Vesontio (68 A.D.)

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Where was the Vindex Revolt suppressed and ended in 68 A.D. by Verginius Rufus?

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Vesontio

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Who put down the Vindex Revolt?

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Verginius Rufus

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Who was made Praetorian Prefect under Galba?

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His personal confident Cornelius Laco

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When the Praetorian Prefect Nymphidius Sabinus heard Cornelius Laco was to be Praetorian Prefect what did he do?

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claimed to be a son of Caligula

(in order to become emperor), but this revolt was put down

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Who claimed to be the son of Caligula in a desperate attempt to gain power?

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Praetorian Prefect Nymphidius Sabinus

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Whose revolts did Galba suppress in Africa?

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Clodius Macer

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Whose revolt in lower Germany did Fabius Valens put down?

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Fonteius Capito

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In what season and year did Galba begin his reign?

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Summer of 68 A.D.

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In what month and year did Galba end his reign with his death?

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15 January, 69 A.D.

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Who killed Galba?

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The Praetorian Guard

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In what part of the year 69 A.D. did Otho rule?

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The early part

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Otho was the former governor of what province?

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Former Governor of Lusitania (modern Portugal)

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At what battles was Otho defeated at?

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First Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)

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Whose forces defeated Otho?

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Vitellius’s

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Who were the commanders for Vitellius at the First Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?

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Valens and Caecina

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How did Otho die?

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He committed suicide.

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What forces did Vitellius command?
forces in Germania Inferior
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What parts of the year 69 A.D. did Vitellius rule out?
April to December
27
Vespasian was the commander of the troops for which province?
Judea
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Who was gaining support during Vitellius's rule?
Vespasian
29
Who was the governor of Syria?
Licinius Mucianus
30
Who did Licinius Mucianus support?
Vespasian
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Who was Vespasian's commander at the Second Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?
Antonius Primus
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Who was defeated at the Second Battle of Cremona (Bedriacum)?
Vitellius
33
When was Vitellius killed?
when Vespasian’s troops entered Rome
34
Who laid siege to Vetera during the Revolts of Julius Civilis and Julius Classicus (and Tutor)?
Batavian chieftain Julius Civilis, with help from Classicus and Julius Tutor of the Treviri
35
Who assassinated Dillius Vocula?
Classicus and Julius Tutor of the Treviri
36
What did the Revolts of Julius Civilis and Julius Classicus (and Tutor) establish?
"empire of the Gauls"
37
Who took the capital of Classicus and drove out the Batavians?
Q. Petillius Cerialis
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What was the capital of Classicus?
Trier (Augusta Trevirorum)
39
Who did Galba attempt to adopt as his successor, but he was taken out of the picture by Otho?
Lucius Calpurnius Piso
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L. Calpurnius Piso was made successor to what Roman emperor, but was taken out by Otho?
Galba
41
Name the wife of Galba
Aemilia Lepida
42
Aemilia Lepida was the wife of what Roman emperor?
Galba
43
Private gardens along what road was the head of Galba placed after his death?
Via Aurelia
44
What emperor had his head placed in his private gardens along the Via Aurelia after his death?
Galba
45
Who was the first emperor who did not have roots in the Republic?
Otho
46
Otho was the first emperor that didn't have roots from what period of Roman history?
The Republic
47
Name the brother of Vespasian
Flavius Sabinus
48
Flavius Sabinus was the brother of what Roman emperor?
Vespasian
49
What temple did the Vitellians destroy on the Capitoline Hill, before executing Flavius Sabinus?
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
50
What brother of Vespasian is executed by forces under Vitellius?
Flavius Sabinus
51
Forces under what general executed Flavius Sabinus, and destroyed the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?
Vitellius
52
Who was the only one of the 4 Emperors of 69 AD to *not* be declared *Augustus* by the Senate?
Vitellius
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Vitellius was the only one of the 4 Emperors of 69 AD to not be declared *Augustus* by what legislative body of Rome?
The Senate
54
What Roman emperror was born in 9 AD?
Vespasian
55
What year was Vespasian born?
9 AD
56
Where was Vespasian born?
Reate
57
What Roman emperor was born in Reate, in 9 AD?
Vespasian
58
What job position did Vespasian's father hold?
Tax collector
59
What Roman emperor's father was a tax collector?
Vespasian
60
In what Roman province was Vespasian first declared emperor?
Egypt
61
What Roman emperor was first declared emperor in Egypt, on July 1st 69 AD?
Vespasian
62
What governor of Britain is appointed by Vespasian in 71 AD?
Quintus Petilliius Cerialis
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Cerialis is appointed governor of Britain by Vespasian in what year?
71 AD
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Cerialis is appointed governor of what Roman province by Vespasian in 71 AD?
Britain
65
What future governor of Britain had served under Suetonius Paulinus when fighting against Boudicca and the Iceni?
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
66
Cerialis had served under what previous governor of Britain, when fighting against Boudicca and the Iceni?
Suetonius Paulinus
67
What Roman emperor declared a "dead enemy smells best, but a dead citizen smells even better"?
Vitellius
68
What infamous quote did Vitellius declare at Cremona?
"A dead enemy smells best, but a dead citizen smells even better"
69
Name the elder brother of Otho
Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus
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Name the younger brother of Titianus, one of the 4 emperors of 69 AD
Otho

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