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Galba Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Galba was a Roman emperor who ruled for a very short period during the Year of the Four Emperors. To learn more about this turbulent time in Roman history, you can play a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order.

  • The game focuses on key events from the Year of the Four Emperors, such as the death of Emperor Nero, the rise of Galba to power, and the subsequent power struggles.
  • Players must use their knowledge of history to correctly sequence these events and understand the impact they had on the Roman Empire.
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  • 3 BC: Galba is born
  • 14 AD: Galba serves as a military tribune in Germany
  • 60 AD: Galba is appointed as governor of Hispania Tarraconensis
  • 68 AD: Galba is chosen as the governor of Africa
  • 8 June 68 AD: Galba is declared Emperor by the Roman Senate
  • 10 January 69 AD: Galba adopts Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus as his successor
  • 18 January 69 AD: Galba orders the execution of Nymphidius Sabinus, a rival claimant to the throne
  • January 69 AD: Galba's rule faces opposition and discontent among the Praetorian Guard and the Roman populace
  • 15 January 69 AD: Galba is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard during a rebellion led by Otho
  • 15 January 69 AD: Galba's head is paraded through the streets of Rome
  • 15 January 69 AD: Otho is declared Emperor
  • 15 January 69 AD: Galba's adopted successor Piso is also killed
  • 15 January 69 AD: Galba's body is cremated and his ashes are sent back to his birthplace
  • 69 AD: Galba is deified by the Roman Senate
  • 69 AD: The Roman Senate condemns Galba's murderers
  • 69 AD: Vespasian becomes Emperor after the Year of the Four Emperors
  • 69 AD: Statue of Galba is erected in Rome
  • 69 AD: Galba's legacy is largely erased and forgotten
  • 68-69 AD: Galba's reign is widely considered as a failure due to his harsh rule and lack of support

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