Explanation: 69 AD (nice) was known as the Year of the Four Emperors, due to there being, well, four Emperors inside of a year. The Emperor Galba assumed power when Nero was ousted by the Senate in 68 AD, but he was overthrown by Otho - Otho, in turn, was defeated by Vitellius, and Vitellius was quickly destroyed by Vespasian, who went on to have a stable reign.
Year of the Five Emperors (193–197): Roman war of succession between the generals Septimius Severus, Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus following the assassination of Commodus (AD 192) and the subsequent murders of Pertinax and Didius Julianus (AD 193). Severus was victorious and founded the Severan dynasty.
I always thought this would have been a natural point to do Gladiator 2. Maximus died delusional, thinking that a republic would rise at the death of Commodus, only for Rome to fall into civil war
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