Galba

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Roman Emperor
gptkbp:associatedWith Initially supported
Unpopular due to high taxes
gptkbp:birthPlace Terracina
gptkbp:birthYear 3 BC
gptkbp:casualties 15 January 69 AD
gptkbp:characterTraits Strict
Unyielding
Disliked by the populace
Respected by soldiers
Austere
gptkbp:contribution Stabilizing the empire after Nero
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Roman_history
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:deathYear 69 AD
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Julio-Claudian_Dynasty
gptkbp:era gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:famousFor His short and tumultuous reign
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Servius_Sulpicius_Galba
gptkbp:governs Hispania Tarraconensis
gptkbp:historicalImpact Marked the beginning of the Year of the Four Emperors
Demonstrated the volatility of imperial power
Highlighted the role of the military in politics
Influenced the succession crisis of 69 AD
Set a precedent for future emperors
Signaled the decline of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
Illustrated_the_challenges_of_governance_in_Rome.
Showed_the_fragility_of_the_Roman_political_system
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Cassius_Dio
Tacitus
Suetonius
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First emperor to be declared by the Senate after Nero's death
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galba
gptkbp:knownFor Being the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Symbol_of_instability_in_Roman_leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank General
Various_campaigns_in_Hispania
gptkbp:notableEvent Assassination
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Senate
gptkbp:politicalParty Conflict with Otho
Conflict with Vitellius
Conflict_with_the_Praetorian_Guard
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Emperor_of_Rome
gptkbp:predecessor Nero
gptkbp:reign 7 months
gptkbp:reignEnd 69 AD
gptkbp:reignStart 68 AD
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Livia_Ocellina
gptkbp:successor Otho
gptkbp:title Imperator