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69

Galba, governor of Spain, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Caesar and Augustus. He was assassinated by the Praetorian Guards in favor of Marcus Salvius Otho.

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67

Nero, jealous of the success of Corbulo in Armenia orders that he be put to death. Corbulo literally "falls on his sword".

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66

Halley's Comet was visible

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65

After a stage performance in which he appeared and shocked the senatorial class considerably, Nero engages a series of reprisals against Seneca, Tigellinus, pro-republican senators, and anyone else he distrusted.

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64


July 18 — Great fire of Rome: A fire began to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burned completely out of control while Emperor Nero allegedly played his lyre and sang while watching the blaze from a safe distance, although there is no hard evidence to support this claim, and it is worth pointing out that fires were very common in Rome at the time. The fire destroyed close to one-half of the city and it was officially blamed on the Christians; a small but growing religious movement. Nero was accused of being the arsonist by popular rumour.

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63

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo was restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia; he invaded Armenia and defeated Tiridates II, who accepted Roman sovereignty, Parthia withdrew from the war.

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62

• After the death of Burrus and the disgrace of Seneca, Nero, free from their influence, becomes a megalomaniacal artist fascinated by Hellenism and the Orient. Tigellinus becomes Nero's counselor. From this time onward his rule becomes highly abusive.
• A great earthquake damages cities in Calabria including Pompeii.
• Battle of Rhandeia - Romans under Lucius Caesennius Paetus are defeated by a Parthian-Armenian army under King Tiridates of Parthia.
• A violent storm destroys 200 ships in the port of Portus.

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61

After defeating the Iceni, the Romans begin the process of Romanizing Britain. They create Roman-style cities, install a Roman administration and build roads.

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59

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Roman commander in the east captured Tigranocerta in Mesopotamia after defeating the Parthians, he set up a new ruler, Tigranes as ruler of Armenia.

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57

Envoys from Cilicia come to Rome to accuse their late governor, Cossutianus Captio, of extortion; the Roman Senate is supported in the case by Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.