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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24689057, member: 101855&quot;]Here&#039;s my Galba. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1575382[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of Galba, Obverse, <b>IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M</b>, “Emperor Servius Galba, Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus” (highest priest in Roman religion) Reverse, <b>DIVA AVCVSTA</b>, “Goddess Augusta,” Livia standing. Sear variety # 2102</p><p><br /></p><p>Livia Drusilla (a.k.a. Julia Augusta 58-59 BC - 29 AD) was the wife to Caesar Augustus and the mother of Tiberius. She married Augustus after she had Tiberius and divorced her husband. She was deified after her death. DIVA - Latin for female deity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read in a book about the life Nero that Galba had a very bad hernia. I don&#039;t how the author knew that. Back in those days there wasn&#039;t much they could do about it except bind you up and hope for the best. </p><p><br /></p><p>Galba shortchanged people after his supporters promised to pay them before he became emperor. Those who felt slighted, took care of his hernia worries in an unpleasant manner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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