Vitellius

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Roman emperor historical figure human

Vitellius was a short-lived Roman emperor in 69 AD, the tumultuous "Year of the Four Emperors," known for his downfall amid civil war and succession by Vespasian.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aulus Vitellius	2
Vitellius Germanicus	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ
birthDate	0015-09-24 ⓘ
birthPlace	Italy ⓘ surface form: Italia Roman Empire ⓘ Rome ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution ⓘ
child	Vitellia ⓘ Vitellius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vitellius Germanicus
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate	0069-12-20 ⓘ
deathPlace	Italy ⓘ surface form: Italia Roman Empire ⓘ Rome ⓘ
era	1st century AD ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Romans ⓘ
faction	Vitellian forces ⓘ
father	Lucius Vitellius the Elder ⓘ
fullName	Vitellius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aulus Vitellius
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ
memberOf	Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
militaryConflict	Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ surface form: Roman civil war of 69 AD Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
mother	Sextilia ⓘ
nomen	Vitellius self-link ⓘ
notableEvent	capture and death in Rome ⓘ defeat by Flavian forces at the Second Battle of Bedriacum ⓘ defeat of Otho at the First Battle of Bedriacum ⓘ proclaimed emperor by the German legions ⓘ
notableFor	downfall amid civil war ⓘ short reign during the Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
opponent	Galba ⓘ Otho ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ
positionHeld	Roman emperor ⓘ consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ governor of Africa ⓘ
praenomen	Aulus ⓘ
predecessor	Otho ⓘ
reignEnd	0069-12-20 ⓘ
reignStart	0069-04-19 ⓘ
religion	Roman polytheism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Galeria Fundana ⓘ
successor	Vespasian ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vitellius → child → Vitellius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vitellius Germanicus

Vitellius → fullName → Vitellius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aulus Vitellius

Year of the Four Emperors → hasEmperor → Vitellius ⓘ

Vitellius → nomen → Vitellius self-link ⓘ

Year of the Four Emperors → notableCommander → Vitellius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aulus Vitellius

Vespasian → predecessor → Vitellius ⓘ

Year of the Four Emperors → thirdEmperor → Vitellius ⓘ

Suetonius → wroteAbout → Vitellius ⓘ