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Decades: 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s - 60s - 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s

Years: 64 65 66 67 68 - 69 - 70 71 72 73 74

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• The Year of the four emperors: After Nero's death, Galba, Otho and Vitellius are all Roman emperor a short time before eventually Vespasian takes over.
• April 14 - Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions.
• October 24 - Battle of Second Cremona: Flavians defeats Vitellians.
• December 22 - Vespasian becomes Roman emperor
• The Batavii under Julius Civilis revolt (Batavian rebellion).
• Legio I Macriana liberatrix is disbanded.

• Saint Polycarp of Smyrna

• January 15 - Galba
• April 15 - Otho
• December 22 - Vitellius killed by the army of Vespasian