TY - BOOK ID - 77901305 TI - The year of the four emperors PY - 2000 SN - 020324477X 1280173106 9786610173105 0203468996 128388979X 1134562284 9780203468999 9780415232289 0415232287 9780415236201 0415236207 6610173109 9781134562282 9781134562237 1134562233 9781134562275 1134562276 0415232287 0415236207 PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Galba, Servius Sulpicius, KW - Otho, Marcus Salvius, KW - Vitellius, Aulus, KW - Vespasian, KW - Vespasiano, KW - Vespasianus, KW - Vespesiano, KW - Vitellius Germanicus, KW - Aulus Vitellius, KW - Marcus Salvius Otho, KW - Galba, Lucius Sulpicius, KW - Galba, KW - Rome KW - History KW - Galba, Servius Sulpicius KW - Otho, Marcus Salvius KW - Vitellius, Aulus KW - Vespasian KW - Civil War, 68-69 KW - Galba, empereur romain, 0003 av. J.-C.-0069 KW - Othon, empereur romain, 0032-0069 KW - Vitellius, empereur romain, 0015-0069 KW - Vespasien, empereur romain, 0009-0079 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77901305 AB - 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 ER -