The Praetorian Guard, who despised their unmilitary emperor, defected to Galba on the promise of a donative, and the senate declared Nero a public enemy. |
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Tensions among the Flavian troops ran high but so long as either Galba or Otho remained in power, Vespasian refused to take action. |
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Galba succeeded Nero, but was murdered in early 69 by Otho, who took the throne. |
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Galba was deceived by the Veragri into making camp near Martigny with the expectation of moving into the pass on the next day. |
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The Romans won a local victory by a daring foray from the camp but Galba judged he could not take the pass and departed. |
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Although Nero defeated these rebels, he could not overthrow the revolt led by Servius Sulpicius Galba. |
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This unwillingness to jump to conclusions permeates the rest of his work on specific works such as the Galba Psalter, Leofric Missal and Warmund Sacramentary. |
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Galba was murdered by supporters of Otho, who was defeated by Vitellius. |
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He was tribune of the plebs in 66 and praetor on June 68, during which time he was ordered by the Governor of Spain Galba to take an inventory of the temple treasures. |
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