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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

In the rapid changes of fortune, from Galba to Otho, from Otho to Vitellius, from Vitellius to Vespasian, the great nobles had one guiding principle, the determination to be on the winning side.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

Vindex was joined by Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hither Spain, and other legates.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly