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Otho Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Otho was a Roman emperor who ruled for a brief period of time in the first century. In connection to Otho, we have designed a timeline game where players place events in their correct chronological order.

  • The game challenges players to recall historical events and place them in the correct sequence.
  • Players will learn about key moments in history while playing the game.
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  • AD 55: Otho becomes a favorite of Emperor Nero
  • AD 58: Otho serves as governor of Lusitania
  • AD 62: Otho marries Poppaea Sabina
  • AD 65: Otho is exiled by Nero for three years
  • June 9, AD 68: Nero commits suicide and Galba becomes emperor
  • AD 68: Otho is appointed governor of Lusitania again
  • January 1, AD 69: Galba adopts Piso Licinianus as his heir, bypassing Otho
  • January 15, AD 69: Otho is declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard
  • April 14, AD 69: Otho defeats Vitellius' forces at the First Battle of Bedriacum
  • April 16, AD 69: Otho commits suicide after losing the Battle of Cremona
  • April 19, AD 69: Aulus Vitellius becomes emperor
  • AD 69: Otho's body is buried at the Mausoleum of Augustus
  • AD 69: Otho's supporters are persecuted by Vitellius
  • AD 69: Otho is declared a public enemy by the Senate
  • AD 69: Otho's ashes are placed in the Temple of Divus Otho
  • December 20, AD 69: Vitellius is overthrown by Vespasian
  • AD 69: Otho's memory is officially rehabilitated by the Senate
  • AD 69: A statue of Otho is erected in Rome
  • Throughout history: Otho is remembered as a noble and honorable leader

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