69 A.D.: The Year of Four EmperorsA striking history of ancient Rome, "69 A.D." is an original and compelling account of one of the best known but perhaps least understood periods in all Roman history. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 The Fall of Nero and the JulioClaudian House | 11 |
2 The Reign of Galba June 68 to January 69 | 31 |
3 Adoption and Assassination January 69 | 57 |
4 The Opening of the Vitellian Offensive January and February | 74 |
5 Otho Prepares for War January and February | 91 |
6 The War between Otho and Vitellius March and April | 112 |
7 The Reign of Vitellius April to September 69 | 139 |
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