Galba

Galba
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Bust of Galba
6th Emperor of the Roman Empire
Reign	9 June 68 – 15 January 69 (7 months)
Predecessor	Nero
Successor	Otho
Born	24 December 3 BC Near Terracina, Italy
Died	(69-01-15)15 January 69 (aged 70) Rome
Spouse	Aemilia Lepida
Full name Servius Sulpicius Galba (at birth); Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba (until ascension); Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus (as emperor); Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus (imperial name)[1]
Dynasty	None
Mother	Mummia Achaica

Servius Sulpicius Galba (Latin: Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus;^[2] English: /ˈsɜːrviəs sʌlˈpɪʃəs ˈɡælbə/; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January 69 CE) was a Roman Emperor for seven months from 68 to 69 CE. Galba was a governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, which was the province near the Pyrenees. He was the first emperor of Year of the Four Emperors.

He was born near Terracina, "On the left as you travel towards Fundi" in the words of Suetonius. Galba was adopted by Livia Ocellina and took her family name until becoming emperor.^[3]

1. ↑ Galba's regal name has an equivalent meaning in English as "Commander Servius Galba Caesar, the Emperor".
2. ↑ born Servius Sulpicius Galba. In Classical Latin, Galba's name would be written as SERVIVS SVLPICIVS GALBA AVGVSTVS
3. ↑ Suetonius. The lives of the twelve Caesars.