Tacitus eBook

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Sizer. I. Preface to the History — II. Summary view of the whole work; state of the city, the armies, and the pro vinces — VI. Galba''s court, and the reigning vices — VIII. Condition of Spain, Gaul, the Upper and Lower Germany, Syria, Egypt, and Africa; the war against the Jews con ducted by Vespasian — XII. Revolt of the legions in Upper Germany Galba consults about the chorce of a successor; different opinions among his ministers, Vinias, Laco, and Icelus, one of his freedmen; Otho has hopes of the nomina tion — XIV. Choice of Piso for the succession — X V. Galba''s speech on the occasion; he declares his adoption of Piso in the camp, and in the senate; ill-timed severity of Galba; an embassy to the German: legions — XXI. Otho plans a revolution; he corrupts the pretorian guards two common soldiers undertake to dispose of the sovereignty Otho proclaimed emperor — XXIX. Galba, in the mean time, employed in a sacrifice in the capitol; Piso''s Speech to the soldiers — XXXVII. Otho harangues the pretorians in the camp — XL. The pretorians rush into the city.