Murder of Galba

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  • Elsa Bouchard (University of Montreal)

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Galba's murder was contrived by Otho whose hopes of being declared his heir had been disappointed. Otho's new emperorship was rejected by the partisans of Vitellius, who decisively defeated Otho a few months later (April 69).

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Bouchard, Elsa. "Murder of Galba". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
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