Plutarch was a contemporary of Galba and wrote about his life.
Plutarch - Life of Galba
Modern scholars aren't concerned about whether Galba existed; they're unsatisfied with the accounts: there is more about Galba the man rather than Galba the leader.
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The evidence for the principate of Galba is unsatisfactory. The sources either concentrate on the personality of the man, thereby failing to offer a balanced account of his policies and a firm chronological base for his actions; or, they focus on the final two weeks of his life at the expense of the earlier part of his reign.[...]
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Roman Emperors - DIR Galba
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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