Appointment of Lucius Piso

Date: January 10, 69 • Location: Rome, Italy

Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor.

AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius. The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.