The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone), about...
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who had been acclaimed by the legions of the Rhine on 1 January 69. Vitellius won the First Battle of Bedriacum on 14 April, defeating the emperor. Otho...
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Otho (category People of the Year of the Four Emperors)
which met Vitellius' army at the Battle of Bedriacum. After initial fighting resulted in 40,000 casualties, and a retreat of his forces, Otho committed suicide...
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Vitellius (category People of the Year of the Four Emperors)
assassinated by Otho, and Vitellius then faced Otho in battle. He defeated Otho at the Battle of Bedriacum, and was recognized emperor by the Roman Senate....
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April 14 – First Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions; Otho commits suicide. April 17 – After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes...
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Vespasian emperor in his place. The Second Battle of Bedriacum tilted the balance decisively in favor of the Flavian forces, who entered Rome on 20 December...
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year of the four emperors (69), XIII Gemina supported first Otho and then Vespasian against Vitellius, fighting in the two Battles of Bedriacum. After...
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Legio XI Claudia (category Romanization of Southeastern Europe)
in the Second Battle of Bedriacum, which resulted in a victory for Vespasian and his accession as emperor. In 70 AD, Legio XI was part of the expeditionary...
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Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (category People of the Year of the Four Emperors)
with those of Fabius Valens, Suetonius advised Otho not to risk a battle but was overruled, leading to Otho's decisive defeat at Bedriacum. Suetonius...
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April 14 – First Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions; Otho commits suicide. April 17 – After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes...
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