Books
19 Best Novels About the Year of the Four Emperors
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Year of the Four Emperors
69 CE
Nero's death in AD 68 ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty and exposed the power of provincial armies to make emperors. Galba was murdered in Rome, Otho lost to Vitellius, and eastern legions then declared for Vespasian.
The resulting campaigns drew armies across Italy and brought fighting into Rome itself. Vespasian's victory founded the Flavian dynasty and restored a measure of political stability.
Daughters of Rome follows fictional aristocratic women whose marriages, ambitions and safety are repeatedly altered as each claimant replaces the last.
Related people for Year of the Four Emperors
Boudica30–61 Caligula12–41 Claudia Acte40–c. 1st century Claudius11 BCE–54 Domitian51–96 Gaius Julius Civilis25–c. 1st century Galba4 BCE–69 Gnaeus Julius Agricola40–93 Hadrian76–138 Lucan39–65 Nero37–68 Petroniusc. 27–66 Poppaea Sabina30–65 Quintus Petillius Cerialis30–83 Senecac. 0s BCE–65 Sporus49–69 Tiberius43 BCE–37 Tigellinus10–69 Titus39–81 Trajan53–117 Vespasian9–79 Vindex25–68
Non Fiction
2 Non-Fiction Books About the Year of the Four Emperors
Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.
