claim: Nero's death sparked a brief period of civil wars in Russia.
evidence: The Year of the Four Emperors was a year in the history of the Roman Empire , AD 69 , in which four emperors ruled in succession  : Galba , Otho , Vitellius , and Vespasian .. Roman Empire. Roman Empire. AD 69. AD 69. Galba. Galba. Otho. Otho. Vitellius. Vitellius. Vespasian. Vespasian. The suicide of the emperor Nero in 68 was followed by a brief period of civil war , the first Roman civil war since Mark Antony 's death in 30 BC .. Nero. Nero. Roman civil war. Roman civil wars. Mark Antony. Mark Antony. Between June of 68 and December of 69 Galba , Otho , and Vitellius successively rose and fell before the July 69 accession of Vespasian , who founded Flavian dynasty .. Galba. Galba. Otho. Otho. Vitellius. Vitellius. Vespasian. Vespasian. Flavian dynasty. Flavian dynasty. The social , military and political upheavals of the period had Empire-wide repercussions , which included the outbreak of the Revolt of the Batavi .. Revolt of the Batavi. Batavian rebellion