Northern Africa, 20 Dec 69 AD: Year of Four Emperors
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Political map of Northern Africa on 20 Dec 69 AD (Rome and Northern Africa: Year of Four Emperors), showing the following events: Overthrow of Nero; Principate of Otho; Principate of Vitellius; Flavian Revolt; Fall of Vitellius.

V e s p a s i a n

Roman Empire(Vitellius)

N o r t h w e s t e r n

B a n t u

Parthian
Empire

N i l o t i c

p e o p l e s

E a s t e r n
B a n t u

Sao
civilization

C u s h i t i c

p e o p l e s

W e s t e r n
B a n t u

Ḥimyar(R. client)

C h a d i c p e o p l e s

A t l a n t i c

Nabataea(Vesp. infl.)

Armenia(Vesp. infl.)

Persis(Parth. client)

↓Rhapta(Ḥim.)

Albania(Vesp. infl.)

Iberia(Vesp. infl.)

(Azores)(uninh.)

Gorgades?
(Cape Verde)(uninh.)

(Madeira)(uninh.)

Fortunate Islands?(uncon.)

Siraces(Vesp. infl.)

Africa
Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(Vesp.)

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Discorida(Ḥaḑ.)

Atrop.(Parth. client)

Hyrcania(de facto)

Osr.(Parth. client)

Corsica
&
Sardinia

Lower
Illyricum

Bosp.(Vesp. infl.)

Margiana(Parth. client)

Qahtan &
Madhhij

Upper
Illyricum

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Characene(Parth. client)

Elymais(Parth. client)

Emesa(Vesp. infl.)

Sarapion(Ḥim.)

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

Jun 68 ADNero deposed;
replaced by Galba

Jan–Apr 69 ADOtho kills Galba;
briefly rules Roman Empire

Apr–Dec 69 ADVitellius briefly rules
Roman Empire

Jul 69 ADEgypt, Judea, and Syria
declare for Vespasian

Dec 69 ADVespasian’s supporters
invade central Italy,
capture Rome

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