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To: Cronos
"The seven heads of the beast are the first seven emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius,Nero, Vespasian, Titus"

I believe there were three emperors not mentioned here between Nero and Vespasian: Galba, Otho and Vitelius.

7 posted on 10/15/2012 5:00:52 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

You’re right, but those guys only sat on the throne for a few months apiece, and it was a time of general upheaval and civil war. It wouldn’t have been surprising for a 1st century author to leave them out of a symbolic list like this.


8 posted on 10/15/2012 5:46:53 AM PDT by Claud
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To: circlecity

well, they were there for a few months each in the time between AD 68 and 69 (the year of the 5 emperors)


9 posted on 10/15/2012 6:29:07 AM PDT by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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