69
By Place
Roman Empire
*The
Year of the four emperors: After
Nero's death,
Galba,
Otho and
Vitellius all serve as emperor for a short time each before
Vespasian takes over.
*
January 15 - Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, and survives three months before committing suicide.
*
First Jewish-Roman War - Vespasian lays siege to
Jerusalem, which was captured by
Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus after Vespasian became Emperor.
*
April 2- Galba,
governor of
Spain, names himself
legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with
Caesar and
Augustus. He was assassinated by the
Praetorian Guards in favor of
Marcus Salvius Otho.
*
April 14 -
First Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's
legions, Otho commits suicide.
*
April 17 - After the First
Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
*
October 24 -
Second Battle of Bedriacum:
Flavians under
Antonius Primus defeats
Vitellians.
*
December 21 - Vespasian becomes emperor.
*The
Batavians, under the leadeship of
Gaius Julius Civilis, revolt (
Batavian rebellion).
*
Legio I Macriana liberatrix is disbanded.
*Saint
Polycarp of Smyrna
*January -
Locusta*
January 15 -
Galba*
April 15 -
Otho*
December 22 -
Vitellius killed by the army of
Vespasian
