HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Philhellenism, Antonine Plague, Gladiator
6 Dec 2020
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The civil war of 69 and the flavian dynasty (69-96): The generals who opposed nero felt as thought they should rule. The senate installs galba, an elderly senator, as a caretaker of the state to stop the rebellion. The generals, however, did not follow him and. Galba was assassinated in the forum when his own soldiers abandoned him. Otho, a man responsible for galba"s assassination, takes over. His busts show that his hair was based in the julio-claudian style. He has his army in rome, but other generals continue to march on the city. He goes north to meet vitellus, they fight and otho loses and kills himself. Vitellus was only emperor to spend money and have a good time, his soldiers abandon him vespasian takes over, the beginning of the flavian dynasty. Vespasian takes over in dec 69 ce, he takes control and convinced the generals to join him.
