Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II. Cornelius Tacitus

Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II - Cornelius Tacitus


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Titianus left in charge of Rome. Otho sends fleet to Narbonese Gaul, and orders Illyric Legions3 to concentrate at Aquileia. Spurinna repulses Caecina from Placentia. Otho's main army joins Gallus at Bedriacum. Titianus summoned to take nominal command. April 6. Battle of Locus Castorum. Caecina defeated. Valens joins Caecina at Cremona. 15. Battle of Bedriacum. Othonian defeat. 17. Otho commits suicide at Brixellum. 19. Vitellius recognized by the Senate. May Vitellius greeted by his own and Otho's generals at Lyons. 24. Vitellius visits the battle-field of Bedriacum. June Vitellius moves slowly towards Rome with a huge retinue. July 1. Vespasian, Governor of Judaea, proclaimed Emperor at Alexandria. 3. At Caesarea. 15. At Antioch. The Eastern princes and the Illyric Legions4 declare for Vespasian. His chief supporters are Mucianus; Governor of Syria, Antonius Primus commanding Leg. VII Galbiana, and Cornelius Fuscus, Procurator of Pannonia. Mucianus moves slowly westward with Leg. VI Ferrata and detachments from the other Eastern legions. Vespasian holds Egypt, Rome's granary. Titus takes command in Judaea. Antonius Primus with Arrius Varus hurries forward into Italy. August Vitellius vegetates in Rome. Caecina marches to meet the invasion. (Valens aegrotat.) His Legions are I, IV Macedonica, XV Primigenia, XVI, V Alaudae, XXII Primigenia, I Italica, XXI Rapax, and detachments from Britain.

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      The text followed is that of C.D. Fisher (Oxford Classical Texts). Departures from it are mentioned in the notes.

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