CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pan Flute, Sistrum, Cithara
15 Jun 2015
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69 ad the year of the four emperors. Galba governor of spain rebels and others turn on nero. Supported by the spanish legions and praetorian guard. Looses battle of cremona to vitellius and commits suicide. Declared by the legions, but didn"t want the job. Tried to abdicate but was beheaded by vespasians troops and his head paraded around rome. Yet, i was once your emperor were his final words. Acclaimed by the legions and joined by danube legions. Wished to make right the wrongs of previous emperors. Equestrians begin to replace freedmen in civil service/ imperial bureaucracy. Aristocrats begin to accept money in place of land for payment. Extend roman citizenship in the western provinces. Ut puto deus fio i think im becoming a god . Put down jewish revolt and destroyed the temple of solomon. Criticized for slow response to aiding the victims of mt vesuvius eruption. Dies of disease while campaigning in the east.
