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[[Marcus Salvius Otho]] (32 – 69 CE) was the second emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors.
 
==Overview==
 
[[Otho]], the governor of [[Lusitania]], succeeded to [[Galb]] as emperor in 69 CE during the [[Year of the Four Emperors]].
 
 
====Early Career====
 
[[Marcus Salvius Otho]] was born in 32 CE. He belonged to an Etruscan family from Ferentinum. His paternal family owed its advancement and eventual promotion in the senatorial order to their ties with [[Livia]], the wife of [[Augustus]]. [[Otho]] in his youth was part of the circle of nobles, which surrounded [[Nero]]. [[Otho]] married [[Poppaea Sabina]] and presented her to the emperor in 58 CE. [[Poppaea]], once became the emperor’s mistress, decided to divorce [[Otho]], who was sent as governor to the far away province of [[Lusitania]] till 68 CE. In that year [[Otho]] supported [[Galba]], governor of the neighboring province of [[Hispania Tarraconensis]] in his bid for the Imperial throne, and followed him to Rome. 
 
====Imperial Succession====
 
It seems that [[Otho]] hoped to be adopted by [[Galba]], who was childless. He thus married the daughter of [[Titus Vinius]], one of [[Galba]]’s favourites, to reinforce his position as possible heir. However [[Galba] adopted [[Piso]]. [[Otho]], who felt betrayed in his expectations, had both [[Galba]] and [[Piso]] murdered, with the support of the praetorians, at the beginning of 69 CE. Soon afterwards he was proclaimed emperor by the Senate. One of the first acts of [[Otho]] was to clean up the memory of [[Nero]], following the wishes of the plebs. However he soon had to face the revolt of [[Vitellius]], governor of [[Germania Inferior]], who was pushing his way to Italy with his army.  Although [[Otho]] commanded the loyalty of the legions stationed in [[Dalmatia]], [[Pannonia]] and [[Moesia]], the pretorian cohorts, and the fleet, [[Vitellius]]’ armies, commanded by [[Aulus Caecina Alienus]] and by [[Fabius Valens]] soon penetrated in northern Italy and joined forces. The decisive clash with Otho’s army, was fought at the first battle of [[Bedriacum]] in 69 CE. [[Otho]] was defeated and committed suicide soon afterwards in the spring of 69 CE.
 
==Related categories==
 
*[[Roman Emperors]]
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho Wikipedia]




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