On January 1, 69 A.D. two legions of Germania Superior refused to take an oath to Galba. The next day Germania Inferior revolted and proclaimed their governor, Vitellius the next emperor. Galba adopted his protégé Piso to try and create a line of succession but this caused him to appear weak. M. Sulvius Otho, former governor of Lusitania, upset that Piso was adopted instead of him, negotiated a deal with the Praetorian Guard to have himself named emperor. Galba, on the way to meet Otho, was assassinated with Piso following shortly after. It was January 15, 69 A.D.
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