Whenever someone asks whether the generational model works outside of modern English-speaking country, one fun example is to look at Rome and Judea in the first century A.D., from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the crucifixion of Jesus to Vespasian taking control of Judea and, then, of Rome. 

Most of my research here was using Wikipedia. Here are a few of the relevant articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beth_Horon_(66)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors

The criteria I give for identifying the different turnings are my interpretation of Strauss & Howe theory. My Second and Third Turning criteria were  previously discussed here:

http://crisis.generationalize.com/2014/03/second.html

http://crisis.generationalize.com/2014/03/third.html

My blog "Welcome to the Crisis" is at http://crisis.generationalize.com  

Twitter: @generationalize