In the Roman world, the body was never merely physical ... The evidence operates on several levels ... Public domain ... C ... Suetonius even speculated that the name Galba might once have meant “enormously fat” (praepinguis) in a Gaulish context ... ....
The evaluation that follows examines imperial failure on these Roman terms, focusing on why such reigns damaged the system Augustus had constructed.Galba... Before becoming emperor, Servius Sulpicius Galba embodied traditional Roman ideals.
By the 60s CE, Quintilian had made his name as an advocate and soon returned to Spain, where he practiced law and met Galba, then governor of Tarraconensis. When Galba became emperor in 68, he summoned ...