The Year of the Four Emperors Explained Images and Attributions
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Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69): clockwise from top left: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian. By T8612 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110581305
Bust of Nero By Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Nero, ca. 64-68, National Gallery, Oslo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69755974
Bust of Roman emperor Galba By Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113466744
Portrait of Otho By Fred Romero from Paris, France - Paris - Musée du Louvre, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113466842
Ancient bust of Vitellius By M.Rais - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11933182
Forged denarius of Vindex, minted in 68 CE, around the time of his rebellion By The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55342272
Bust of Nero By cjh1452000 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6983878
Obverse portrait of Galba, Reverse: Victory standing on globe left, holding wreath and palm branch By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2196554
A Praetorian soldier armed with standard Roman weapon in 2nd century CE By Albert Krantz - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4311695
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus, adopted son of Galba By Unknown author - https://archive.org/stream/imaginesillvstri00fulv/imaginesillvstri00fulv#page/52/mode/1up, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92686742
A marble head of Roman statesman and general Marcus Licinius Crassus Raddato, C. (2014, August 19). Marcus Licinius Crassus, Louvre. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2930/marcus-licinius-crassus-louvre/
Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome, by Georges Rochegrosse (1883 CE) By Georges Rochegrosse - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hauksven/6856196622/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27552095
Denarii of Vitellius, with a portrait of his father Lucius Vitellius By The Trustees of the British Museum - https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-10249, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109986773
Denarii of Vitellius, with his son and daughter By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109986634
Aureus of Vitellius By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110034579 By АНО «Международный нумизматический клуб» - АНО «Международный нумизматический клуб», CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68042110
Portrait bust of Vespasian wearing the civic crown By Livioandronico2013 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38936304
Marcus Antonius Primus By Didier Descouens - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64502861
Map of the Roman Empire during 69 CE By User:Steerpike - Modified version of Image:Baleares SPQR.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3268261
Portrait bust of Vespasian, 69–79 CE By Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany - Vespasian, from Ostia, 69-79 CE, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37882032
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