Year of the Four Emperors.

By: Wellesley, KennethContributor(s): Levick, BarbaraMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Roman Imperial Biographies SerPublisher: Florence : Routledge, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203468999Subject(s): Galba, Servius Sulpicius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 3 B.C.-69 A.D | Otho, Marcus Salvius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 32-69 | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 68-69 | Vespasian, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 9-79 | Vitellius, Aulus, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 15-69Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Year of the Four EmperorsDDC classification: 937.060922 LOC classification: DG286 -- .W44 2000ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- THE YEAR OF THE FOUR EMPERORS -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Plates -- Preface -- Sources -- PLACE-NAME EQUIVALENTS IN LATIN AND THE VERNACULAR LANGUAGES -- Introduction -- 1 Prospect and Retrospect -- 2 The Five Days' Caesar -- 3 Caecina and Valens -- 4 Otho's Reaction -- 5 The First Battle of Cremona -- 6 Vitellius' March to Rome -- 7 Flavian Hopes -- 8 The Second Battle of Cremona -- 9 Antonius Moves South -- 10 Rhine and Nile -- 11 The Battle of Rome -- 12 The Last Ten Days -- Abbreviations and Notes -- Index.
Summary: After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for Vespasian, which action saw the fourth emperor of the year, but also brought peace. This classic work, now updated and reissued under a new title, is a gripping account of this tumultuous year. Wellesley also focuses on the year's historical importance, which also marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties.
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Cover -- THE YEAR OF THE FOUR EMPERORS -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Plates -- Preface -- Sources -- PLACE-NAME EQUIVALENTS IN LATIN AND THE VERNACULAR LANGUAGES -- Introduction -- 1 Prospect and Retrospect -- 2 The Five Days' Caesar -- 3 Caecina and Valens -- 4 Otho's Reaction -- 5 The First Battle of Cremona -- 6 Vitellius' March to Rome -- 7 Flavian Hopes -- 8 The Second Battle of Cremona -- 9 Antonius Moves South -- 10 Rhine and Nile -- 11 The Battle of Rome -- 12 The Last Ten Days -- Abbreviations and Notes -- Index.

After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for Vespasian, which action saw the fourth emperor of the year, but also brought peace. This classic work, now updated and reissued under a new title, is a gripping account of this tumultuous year. Wellesley also focuses on the year's historical importance, which also marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties.

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