Declaration of Vespasian as Emperor

Date: December 21, 69 • Location: Rome, Italy

The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors.

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.