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ROMAN HISTORY. 1375 Coss. Nero Claiid, Caes. Aug. Germanicus II. L. Calpurnius Piso. Suf. L. Caesius Martialis. Neronis 4. Coss. Nero Claudius Caesar August. Germa- nicus III. M. Valerius Messala. Neronis 5. — Corbulo drives Tigranes out of Armenia, and takes Artaxata his capital. Nero is in love with Poppaea Sabina, the wife of Otho. Otho is sent into Lusitania, where he remained ten years. Coss. C. Vipstanus Apronianus. C. Fonteius Capito. Neronis 6. — Agrippina, the mother of Nero, is murdered by his order. Death of Domitius Afer. Coss. Nero Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus IV. Cossus Cornelius Lentulus. Neronis 7. — Complete subjugation of Ar- menia by Corbulo. The Quinquennalia instituted by Nero. Coss. C. Petronius Turpilianus. C. Caesonius Paetus. Neronis 8. — Insurrection in Britain under Boadicea : she is conquered by Suetonius PauUinus. Galba commands in Spain, where he continued till he was elected emperor. Birth of Pliny the younger. Coss. P. Marius Celsus. L. Asinius Gallus. Suf. L. Annaeus Seneca. Trebellius Maximus. Neronis 9. — Nero divorces Octavia and puts her to death shortly afterwards. He marries Poppaea Sabina. Death of Bur- rus, the praetorian praefect. Death of Persius. Coss. C. Memmius Regulus. L. Virginius Rufus. Neronis 10. Seneca completes his Naturales Quaes- tiones after this year. Coss. C. Laecanius Bassus. M. Licinius Crassus Fnigi. Neronis 11. — Great fire at Rome. First persecution of the Christians. Coss. A. Licinius Nerva Silianus. M. Vestinus Atticus. Neronis 12. — Piso's conspiracy against Nero detected and suppressed. Death of Poppaea Sabina. Seneca the philosopher and Lucan the poet put to death. Coss. C. Lucius Telesinus. C. Suetonius Paullinus. Neronis 13. — Tiridates comes to Rome and receives the crown of Armenia from the emperor. Nero then goes to Greece. The Jewish war begins and is continued for some years. It is finished in A. D. 70. Martial comes to Rome. Coss. L. Fonteius Capito. C. Julius Rufus. Neronis 14. — Nero in Greece enters the contests at the Olympic games. He puts Corbulo to death. He returns to Rome at the end of the year. Vespasian conducts the war against the Jews. A.D. 68 69 70 Coss. Silius Italicus. Ahd. Galerius Trachalus. Ahd. Nero Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus V. (s2we collega.) Suf. Kal. Jul. M. Plautius Silvanus. M. Salvius Otho (postea Caes. Aug.) Suf. Kal. Sept. C. Bellicus Natalis. P.Cor.Scip.Asiaticus. In Gaul, Vindex revolts and proclaims Galba emperor. Nero (aet. 30) kills himself on June 9th. Galba emperor. Vespasian continues the war against the Jews. Quintilian accompanies Galba to Rome. Coss. Ser. Sulpicius Galba Caes. Augustus 11. T. Vinius (Junius). Occis. e. Ex Kal. Mart. T. Virginius Rufus. L. Pompeius Vopiscus. Ex Kal. Mai. M. Caelius Sabinus. T. Flavius Sabinus. Ex Kal. Jul. T. Arrius Antoninus. P. Marius Celsus II. Ex Kal. Sept. C. Fabius Valens. A. Licin. Caec. Damn.e. Ex pr. Kal. Nov. Roscius Regulus. Ex Kal. Nov. Cn. Caecilius Simplex, C. Quinctius Atticus. Galba (aet. 73) is slain January 15th. Otho had formed a conspiracy against him. Otho (aet. 36) emperor from January 15th to his death April 16th, was acknow- ledged as emperor by the senate on the death of Galba. ViTELLius (aet. 54) was proclaimed em- peror at Cologne, on January 2d, ac- knowledged as emperor by the senate on the death of Galba, and reigned till his death December 22d. Vespasian (aet. 60) was proclaimed em- peror at Alexandria on July 1st, and was acknowledged as emperor by the senate on the death of Vitellius. On the death of Galba followed the civil war between Otho and Vitellius. The generals of Vitellius march into Italy, and defeat the troops of Otho at the battle of Bedriacum. Thereupon Otho put an end to his own life at Brixellum, April 16th. Vitellius is in Gaul at the tinie of Otho's death ; he visits the field of battle towards the end of May, and then proceeds to Rome. Meantime, the generals of Vespasian invade Italy, take Cremona, and march upon Rome. They force their way into Rome, and kill Vitel- lius, December 22d. The Capitol burnt. The war against the Jews suspended this year. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. II. T. Caesar Vespasianus. Ex Kal. Jul. C. Licinius Mucianus II. P. Valerius Asiaticua. ExKal.Nov.h. Annius Bassus. C. Caecina Paetus. Vespasiani 2. — Vespasian proceeds to Italy, and leaves his son Titus to carry on the war against the Jews. Titus takes Jerusa- lem, after a siege of nearly five months.