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Silver image of Galba, who became the emperor after Nero's suicide in 68 AD. Galba's uncompromising and old-fashioned values impressed his peers in the Senate, but not Rome's legions. Galba's insistence on strict discipline and lack of a money donative which the legions had grown accustomed to from a new emperor (together with some other serious missteps) meant that he was assassinated by the Praetorian guard early in January 69 AD after a mere six months as Princeps.

This concrete example was discovered badly damaged in Herculaneum among scraps of other statues and was probably disposed of after Galba's fall.

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Year of the Four Emperors: When Four Men Battled For Control of the Roman Empire

January 69 CE. The tyrannical Emperor Nero is dead, having killed himself after being declared a public enemy by the Senate. In his place, the aged and unpopular Galba sits on the throne - but, with no blood ties to the now extinct House of Caesar, Galba's rule is precarious indeed. He is beset by pretenders on all sides. In Germany, the legions proclaim their own general, Vitellius, as emperor. In Judea, the general Vespasian watches events play out, waiting for an opportunity to make his move. And, in Rome, Galba's former right-hand man Otho looks for his chance to usurp the throne. These four men will soon battle for control of the Roman Empire in the first civil war since the dying days of the republic. Only one will come out on top - but who?

⇒ Year of the Four Emperors: When Four Men Battled For Control of the Roman Empire