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149 what you did with your death.” He spurred his horse and gave his avenging anger full rein. Full of rage he rode up to Tarquin. No one became aware of what was happening until he had run him through, so that he never spoke a word again. The king fell dead to the ground. His men were all in a state of confusion . Even as quickly as they rode over to their lord, no one came close to reaching Collatinus. The bold knight flew across the countryside. At Rome, no one ever again searched out or found what had become of him in life or death. It is a fact that Tarquin held the Empire exactly four and a half years and two months. Then in this fashion the lord struck him down. X Galba and Piso Servius Sulpicius Galba (3 BC–AD 69) enjoyed a reputation as a competent administrator who governed several of Rome’s outlying provinces with integrity. He was proclaimed emperor in 68 by Gallic legions who rose in revolt against Nero, but he soon lost his popularity because of favoritism and ill-timed austerity measures, which led the Praetorian Guard to assassinate him in Rome. Galba had adopted L. Calpurnius Piso as his son and designated him as his successor, but both were murdered in mid-January, AD 69. galba and Piso now held the Empire. Treachery and strife broke out at that time in Rome. The princes decided in council that Galba should oversee things in the city of Rome, while Piso should ride around through the land. Piso lost no time in founding Pisa, while Galba founded Capua, but then both of them were murdered. The crime was Otho’s beyond a doubt. They had governed the Empire for seven months. ...

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