biography
| name: |
Galba, Servius Sulpicius
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| sex:
| male
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| born:
| 3 BC
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| died:
| 69 AD |
| biography:
| Roman emperor (68–9). He became consul in 33, and administered Aquitania, Germany, Africa, and Hispania Tarraconensis with competence and integrity. In 68 the Gallic legions rose against Nero, and in June proclaimed Galba emperor. But he soon made himself unpopular by favouritism, ill-timed severity, and avarice, and was assassinated by the praetorians in Rome. |
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