Salvius Otho (69 AD)
Family and Background
Descended from a family that had become important after Augustus, succeeded as a
result of his conspiracy against Galba.
Principal Events (Foriegn)
- Revolt in Judaea (begun in 66, not suppressed until 72)
Principal Events (Domestic)
- Revolt of Vitellius (January 69)
- Civil war with Vitellius
- Suicide (April 69)
Outlines of Policy
Defeating Vitellius (did not work), he also appears to have tried to
rehabilitate the reputation of Nero.
Further Reading
Tacius, Histories 1-2;
Suetonius, Otho;
Plutarch, Otho;
Cassius Dio, History of Rome, 63;
A. Garzetti, From Tiberius to the Antonines.