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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 spring of 68 Galba was informed of Nero’s intention to put him to death, and of the insurrection of Julius Vindex in Gaul.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

He had begged that his body might be burned without posthumous insults, and this was conceded by Icelus, the freedman of Galba.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland