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69

Years:
Sixty-six 67 sixty-eight 69 70 71 seventy-two

Decades:
Thirty 40 50 sixty 70 80 90
Centuries:
^First century BC. AD ^first century ^second century
Millennium:
^First millennium BC. BC ^First Millennium II ^millennium

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Events

Main article: Year of four emperors.

Vitellius on sestertius

Vespasian

January 2 : Revolt of the legions of Lower Germany , who refused to swear allegiance to Galba. They proclaim their commander emperor, Vitellius.
January 15 : Galba and Lucius Piso were massacred at the Forum by the Praetorians, frustrated liberality customary, led by Otho , formerly governor of Lusitania. Otho was proclaimed emperor.
April 14 : Otho, crushed Bedriac in the plain of the Po by Vitellius, killed himself.
April 17 : Vitellius was proclaimed emperor.
July ¹ : T. Flavius Vespasian is proclaimed emperor at Alexandria when he led the war of Judea.
October 24 : Battle of Bedriacum , won by the troops of Vespasian. In Rome , the Capitol , where Vespasian's supporters have sought refuge, was burned during clashes with Vitellius.
December 22 : Vitellius , who still holds in Rome is massacred by the crowd.
Beginning of the reign of Vespasian , Roman emperor. > 79. Beginning of the Flavian dynasty (until 96 ).
- Emperor Vespasian left alone. Its task is immense. It will suppress revolts in Gaul and Palestine , to restore the imperial authority, submit the army. Inside, he took the liberal policy of Augustus and seeking to agree with the Senate, which is cleaned and renovated (lex Imperio). New senators are recruited from the Provincial and Italian aristocracy.
- Forty thousand people are killed in Bedriac certainly much to Cremona. Following his sacking for four days, Cremona struggling to recover despite the help of Vespasian.
Revolt of Gaius Julius Civilis (69-70). Bag Flevum by Canninefates ( August ), sparking the revolt of Germans led by the Batavian leader Julius Civilis, commander of troops and auxiliaries in Gaul led by Lingones Julius Sabinus.
Revolt in Britain against the queen Cartimandua imposed by Rome.
Revolt in the north-eastern Anatolia.