Servius Sulpicius Galba (24 December 3 BC – 15 January 69), also called Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus, was Roman Emperor for seven months, from 8 June 68 until his death. He was the first emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors. Origins and rise to power He was born as Servius Sulpicius Galba near Terracina, "on the left as you go towards Fundi" in the words of Suetonius. Through his paternal grandfather ("more eminent for his learning than for his rank — for he didn't… (More on Galba)