AD 69: Emperors, Armies & Anarchy

With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the "Year of the Four Emperors", was probably one of Rome's worst. Illus.