Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119
Life of Galba
ΓάλβαςPlutarch's Life of Galba covers Sulpicius Galba, the governor of Spain who was hailed emperor in the revolt against Nero and was killed in the Forum in the rising of Otho. It follows the revolt of Vindex, the plots of Nymphidius Sabinus, Galba's dependence on Vinius and Laco, the soldiers' discontent, the proclamation of Vitellius in Germany and Galba's adoption of Piso. It ends with the murder of Galba and Piso and the oath of the senate to Otho.
Contents · 10 passages
- 1.1–3.3Nymphidius promises the guard a bounty to make Galba emperor895 words
- 4.1–7.3Vindex's revolt: Galba is hailed emperor in Spain and Nero falls1139 words
- 8.1–9.4Nymphidius Sabinus in Rome aims at the throne684 words
- 10.1–12.3Verginius Rufus submits; Galba and the corrupt Vinius738 words
- 13.1–15.4The fall of Nymphidius, and Galba's bloody entry into Rome1273 words
- 16.1–18.4Galba's stinginess, the protection of Tigellinus and the soldiers' discontent980 words
- 19.1–21.2Marcus Otho: Poppaea, Nero and the governor of Lusitania937 words
- 22.1–23.4Vitellius is proclaimed in Germany; Galba adopts Piso970 words
- 24.1–25.5Otho's conspiracy: the omen in the entrails and the march to the camp692 words
- 26.1–29.4The murder of Galba in the Forum and Plutarch's judgement of him1365 words
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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1926). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 11, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1926 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).
Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.
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