[191] He had been a rival
candidate
for adoption by Galba.
Tacitus
Their motive was neither fear nor affection, but a sheer
passion for servility. One can see the same in households of slaves,
where each obeys his own interest and the common welfare counts for
nothing. On his departure Otho entrusted the peace of the city and the
interests of the empire to his brother Salvius Titianus.
FOOTNOTES:
[185] He would lead the victim, before sacrificing it, round
the ancient boundary of the city, and thus avert the disasters
threatened by the alarming omens detailed in the last chapter.
[186] Cp. chaps. 6 and 37.
[187] i. e. of becoming eventually a legion or praetorian cohort.
[188] Cp. note 57.
[189] The command of a cohort in the City Garrison.
[190] He had held this post under Nero and Galba. His
functions were those of steward and spy combined.
[191] He had been a rival candidate for adoption by Galba.
Vitellius had him killed (ii. 63).
[192] Aquino.
[193] It is not known what this was.
[194] Mainly connected with the elaborate system of espionage.
[195] Furius Camillus Scribonianus, governor of Dalmatia,
rebelled against Claudius, A. D. 42, and was crushed within
five days.
[196] They would be taken out on the 1st of March to be used
in the sacred dances of the Salii (the 'Dancing Priests').
Their festival lasted the whole month, and Otho started on the
14th.
[197] See chap. 70.
[198] Cp. chap. 20.
passion for servility. One can see the same in households of slaves,
where each obeys his own interest and the common welfare counts for
nothing. On his departure Otho entrusted the peace of the city and the
interests of the empire to his brother Salvius Titianus.
FOOTNOTES:
[185] He would lead the victim, before sacrificing it, round
the ancient boundary of the city, and thus avert the disasters
threatened by the alarming omens detailed in the last chapter.
[186] Cp. chaps. 6 and 37.
[187] i. e. of becoming eventually a legion or praetorian cohort.
[188] Cp. note 57.
[189] The command of a cohort in the City Garrison.
[190] He had held this post under Nero and Galba. His
functions were those of steward and spy combined.
[191] He had been a rival candidate for adoption by Galba.
Vitellius had him killed (ii. 63).
[192] Aquino.
[193] It is not known what this was.
[194] Mainly connected with the elaborate system of espionage.
[195] Furius Camillus Scribonianus, governor of Dalmatia,
rebelled against Claudius, A. D. 42, and was crushed within
five days.
[196] They would be taken out on the 1st of March to be used
in the sacred dances of the Salii (the 'Dancing Priests').
Their festival lasted the whole month, and Otho started on the
14th.
[197] See chap. 70.
[198] Cp. chap. 20.
