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Vitellius became emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius added the honorific Germanicus to his name instead of Caesar upon his accession.
Aulus Vitellius (born ad 15—died Dec. 20, 69, Rome) was a Roman emperor, the last of Nero’s three short-lived successors. Vitellius was the son of the emperor Claudius’s colleague as censor, Lucius Vitellius, who was also consul three times. Aulus himself became consul in ad 48 and proconsul of Africa ( c. 61).
Oct 18, 2012 · Vitellius was Roman emperor from April to December 69 CE. Vitellius was the third of the four emperors who ruled the Roman Empire in the year 69 CE. One of his predecessors, Galba, who had replaced...
Quick Reference. (ad 15–69), Roman emperor in 69, son of Lucius Vitellius, was friendly with Gaius (1), Claudius, and Nero. Consul in 48, he became proconsul of Africa (see pro consule; africa, roman), then served as legate to his brother in the same post.
Jun 25, 2020 · Vitellius was a man of some learning and knowledge of government but little military skill or experience. Therefore his appointment by Galba to his command in Lower Germany had taken most people by surprise. When Vitellius reached his troops in November AD 68 they were already considering rebellion against the loathed emperor Galba.
Aulus Vitellius was the third Roman emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors, quickly seizing power after the deaths of Galba and Otho in AD 69. However, he was not fully accepted by the Romans as emperor and ruled for only 8 months before dying in a barbaric manner at the hands of Vespasian’s supporters.
May 4, 2023 · The emperor Aulus Vitellius (r. 69 CE) had never wanted to be Rome's emperor. Aulus was from a family of court flatterers to the first Caesars, and when his friend...
Unfinished portrait of Vitellius. We have three important, but extremely hostile sources for the life and reign of the Roman emperor Aulus Vitellius. The historian Tacitus and the biographer Suetonius lived about fifty years after his reign, and describe him as a gluton who was absolutely unfit to rule.
Aulus Vitellius (ô´ləs vĬtĕl´ēəs), AD 15–AD 69, Roman emperor (AD 69). He was made commander of the legions on the lower Rhine by Galba in AD 68. On Galba's death he was proclaimed emperor at Colonia Agrippina (now Cologne).
May 13, 2023 · Here is the astonishing story of Emperor Vitellius. History Rulers. 13 May 2023. Aulus Vitellius, a figure of infamy in the annals of Roman history, ascended to the imperial throne during the turbulent Year of the Four Emperors, only to be consumed by his own flagrant and brazen hedonism and political ineptitude.
