CLAS 1010 Lecture 11: 07.22_Early Empire-Nero
15 Aug 2016
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Nero and the year of the four emperors. Nero"s unpopularity brought the rule of augustus" family to an end, and plunged the empire into civil war. In 65, wide-range conspiracy aainst nero was discovered and brutally suppressed. House, a lavish garden building set in the heart of the capital. 68 open rebellion broke out against nero from the first vindex in gaul and then galba in spain. Nero lost support at rome and was driven to commit suicide in. June, he was succeeded by galba (arrived in rome in autumn of: was murdered in the forum in january 69. His murdered, otho seized power at rome, but the rhine legions had already appointed their own commander, aulus vitellius. Otho had too few troops and had been defeated by the invading. Vitellian forces at the first battle of cremona in april: vittelius took control of rome, but by july another rival emperor was proclaimed in the east: titus flavius.
