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Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho commits suicide.
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AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius. The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Vitellius
Roman emperor in AD 69
Aulus Vitellius was Roman emperor for eight months, from 19 April to 20 December AD 69. Vitellius became emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius added the honorific…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Otho
Roman emperor in AD 69
Otho was Roman emperor, ruling for three months from 15 January to 16 April 69. He was the second emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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