6th
Emperor of Rome,
68 -
69 A.D..
Galba was the first
general to reach
Rome when
Nero was arrested by the
Praetorian Guard. Galba refused to pay a
bonus to the army when he became Emperor, which spelled instant unpopularity with the soldiery. When he preferred
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus over
Otho as his
heir, Otho and his troops
revolted, killing Galba on
January 15, 69, after only 7 months'
reign.
the Roman Emperors