Vitellius started his march towards Galba / Otho about 8 weeks after he sent Valens and Caecina. Along the way, he got news that he was the new Emperor. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing – governors were murdered, barbarians were revolting, traitors were justifying, messiahs were preaching, and wife-stealers were returning.

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