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THE YEAR OF THE FOUR EMPERORS

After the death of the infamous Nero in AD 68, the Romans might have hoped

that AD 69 would usher in a new era of peace and stability. It was not to be.

Before January was out, the new emperor, Galba, had been brutally assassinated,

and the next two successors to the imperial throne, Otho and Vitellius, were to

meet with equally violent ends. This period of turmoil also saw two desperate

battles at Cremona, the capture of Rome for Vespasian—fourth and final

emperor of the year— and a civil war in Italy which shook the farthest reaches of

the Empire.

Yet AD 69 was notable for its historical importance as well as its compelling

drama. It marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties

and the passing of an old order. The Senate, which had long been resting on past

republican glories, was shown to be petty and ineffectual in its hour of crisis,

while, ironically, the battles between rival Roman armies only enhanced their

endurance. The military efficiency of the empire was not impaired by the civil

war, and its political structure was reaffirmed.

Kenneth Wellesley’s gripping account of The Year of the Four Emperors

combines an elegant and exciting narrative with sound, meticulous scholarship

based on his intimate knowledge of the Histories of Tacitus. Now with a new

introduction and bibliographical material by Barbara Levick, the book will once

more be welcomed as the standard work on this turbulent period in Rome’s

imperial past.

Galba (top), Vitellius (bottom left) and Vespasian (bottom right)

THE YEAR OF THE FOUR

EMPERORS

Third Edition

KENNETH WELLESLEY

With a new introduction by

Barbara Levick

London and New York

First published as The Long Year AD 69 in 1975 by Paul Elek Ltd

Second edition published 1989 by Bristol Classical Press

Third edition published 2000

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.

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from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress

ISBN 0-203-46899-6 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-77723-9 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-410-23228-7 (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-232620-7 (pbk)

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