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Galba

American  
[gal-buh] / ˈgæl bə /

noun

  1. Servius Sulpicius 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.


Galba British  
/ ˈɡælbə /

noun

  1. Servius Sulpicius (ˈsɜːvɪəs sʌlˈpɪʃəs). ?3 bc –69 ad , Roman emperor (68–69) after the assassination of Nero

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They used DNA to correctly identify both snails, Galba cubensis and Galba humilis, and the flatworm.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

Galba Fuqua died in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2019

In other classes, they act out Spain's history, impersonating the Roman Consul Galba, El Cid or Columbus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The campaign was opened by P. Sulpicius Galba, who crossed the Adriatic, but did little, and was succeeded by Villius Tappulus, who did nothing.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

He then recommended the accused to carry their cause to Galba, as it would be defended by him with more heat and vehemence.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

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