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| Year | Name / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01-07-69 | AD 69 | Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. |
| 01-08-69 | AD 69 | Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis. |
| 02-01-69 | AD 69 | The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. |
| 03-01-69 | AD 69 | The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. |
| 10-01-69 | AD 69 | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor. |
| 14-04-69 | AD 69 | Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. |
| 15-01-69 | AD 69 | Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. |
| 16-04-69 | AD 69 | Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho commits suicide. |
| 20-12-69 | AD 69 | Antonius Primus enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor for Nero's former general Vespasian. |
| 21-12-69 | AD 69 | The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors. |
| 22-12-69 | AD 69 | Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. |
| 24-10-69 | AD 69 | In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. |
