Otho (/ ˈoʊθoʊ / OH-tho; born Marcus Salvius Otho; 28 April 32 – 16 April 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for three months from 15 January to 16 April 69. He was the second emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors.

2025年3月8日 · Otho was a Roman emperor from January to April 69. Otho was born into a family that had held the consulship under Augustus. He married Poppaea Sabina, but when the emperor Nero took Poppaea for his mistress—she later became his wife—Otho was sent from Rome to govern Lusitania (58).

2012年8月24日 · Otho was Roman emperor from January to April 69 CE. Immediately after the assassination of Galba, Otho, the governor of Lusitania, was proclaimed emperor by the army.

Otho. On the day of Galba's murder, the Senate recognized Otho as emperor. [22] They saluted the new emperor with relief. Although ambitious and greedy, Otho did not have a record of tyranny or cruelty and was expected to be a fair emperor.

2023年11月15日 · Otho’s journey to the imperial throne began in the modest setting of Ferentinum, Italy, in the year 32 CE. Born into an equestrian family, Otho’s early life unfolded against the backdrop of political and social transformations in the Roman world.

Otho was the second Roman emperor out of the four to rule in the famous ‘Year of the Four Emperors’. A capable person in governance, Otho lived a lavish lifestyle considered extravagant even among the Romans who were known for their love for luxuries.

2020年6月23日 · Marcus Salvius Otho(AD 32 - AD 69) Marcus Salvius Otho was born at Ferentium in southern Etruria on 28 April AD 32. His family did not belong to the old aristocracy, but had achieved political prominence under the emperors. His grandfather had been promoted from equestrian rank to senator by Augustus and even came to

Otho organized a conspiracy among the Praetorian Guard, who murdered Galba in the Roman Forum. Otho was acclaimed emperor (January 15). What did Emperor Otho look like?

Marcus Otho was the second Roman Emperor to rule during the Year of the Four Emperors, reigning for only three months in 69, from January 15 until his suicide on April 16. He was born Marcus Salvius Otho on April 28, 32. Marcus Otho’s ancestors came from a distinguished clan in the town of Ferentiuma with a lineage from the princes of Etruria.

2025年1月27日 · Roman Emepror Otho’s brief reign was emblematic of the chaos and instability of the Year of the Four Emperors. While his rise to power was marked by ambition and intrigue, his death was an act of profound self-awareness and responsibility. Golden coin of Otho.