Europe 69 AD: Year of the Four Emperors: Vespasian
16 December 69AD
16 Dec 69AD
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Year of the Four Emperors: Vespasian
14 Jan 69AD Year of the Four Emperors: Galba
14 Apr 69AD Year of the Four Emperors: Otho
15 Jul 69AD Year of the Four Emperors: Vitellius
24 Oct 69AD Revolt of the Batavi
16 Dec 69AD Year of the Four Emperors: Vespasian
14 Apr 70AD Siege of Jerusalem
15 Apr 74AD Vespasian’s reorganization of the East
24 Oct 79AD Agri Decumates
2 Aug 84AD Agricola’s invasion of Caledonia
29 Aug 88AD Domitian’s Dacian War
Following the Second Battle of Bedriacum (October 69), Vitellian resistance in northern Italy collapsed, persuading Gaul, Spain, and Britain to declare for Vespasian. Vespasian’s supporters—known as Flavians for Vespasian’s family name—then marched on Rome, capturing it in the first battle for the city since Sulla (in 82 BC). On 21 December the Senate proclaimed Vespasian the new emperor, marking the beginning of the Flavian dynasty.
