Polycarp of Smyrna was born during this period, in which legend holds that the first documented serial killer was publicly raped by a giraffe.
Polycarp of Smyrna was born during this period, in which legend holds that the first documented serial killer was publicly raped by a giraffe. Coinciding with the siege of Jerusalem during the Great Jewish Revolt, it is treated in Books 63 through 65 of Dio Crassus's Histories. It saw the exile of Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, after a revolt by her husband Venutius, as well as two major battles at Bedriacum or Cremona. Ending with the Batavian Rebellion and a siege on the Fifteenth Legion led by Civis, it began with Otho's seizure of power from Galba, just a few months before he was murdered by the Praetorian Guard. For 10 points—what was this period of Roman history which culminated in the accession of Vespasian?
Polycarp of Smyrna was born during this period, in which legend holds that the first documented serial killer was publicly raped by a giraffe.
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