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The Year of the Four Emperors, 69 CE
A map illustrating the fluctuation of powers in the Roman Empire during 69 CE (also known as The Year of the Four Emperors,) a turbulent period in Roman history that involved the rapid succession of Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian as emperors riding on personal ambition, political instability, power struggles, and military conflicts.
With the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty following the assassination of Nero, the imperial crown rapidly changed heads until, as the year 69 drew to a close, the forces of Vespasian captured Rome, solidifying his position as emperor and marking the beginning of the Flavian dynasty.
