History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . ds tied behind his back, a ropearound his neck, his garments torn, amidst insults and outrages ;some pulled his head back by the hair, others raised his chinwith the point of a sword to make him show his face and lookup at his overthrown statues and at the spot where Galba hadperished. Some threw mud at him ; others called him drunkardand incendiary, and reproached him with his red face and sottishfigure. Thus he was dragged to the Gemouice, where he was THREE EMPERORS FROM JUNE 68 TO DECEMBER 69
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . ds tied behind his back, a ropearound his neck, his garments torn, amidst insults and outrages ;some pulled his head back by the hair, others raised his chinwith the point of a sword to make him show his face and lookup at his overthrown statues and at the spot where Galba hadperished. Some threw mud at him ; others called him drunkardand incendiary, and reproached him with his red face and sottishfigure. Thus he was dragged to the Gemouice, where he was THREE EMPERORS FROM JUNE 68 TO DECEMBER 69 603 hacked in pieces, and his remains thrown into the Tiber (21stDecember, 69 ). He was the last of the patrician emperors. Yitellins does not merit the twenty-five pages we have bestowedupon him ; but Caligula, Claudius, and Xero, have shown us whatthey did Avith the palace and government of Augustus, we mustneeds also see what Yitellius did with Eome and the legions ofCaesar. Suet., VitelL, 17; ï&c, Hist., iii. 68-Sô; Plitiy, Hist. Nat., xxxiv. 7; Josephus, , iv. Coin of (large lirouze). BR 2 CHAPTEE LXXVII. VESPASIAN (69-79 ). I.—War with the Batavi (69-70). VESPASIAN saw the conclusion of two wars, one commencedunder Nero, the other under Yitellius, neither of whichconcerns the history of his reign, except tliat his geuerals finisliedthem. The originator of one of these wars, C^ivilis, was of royal racein his own nation—an ambitious title which was applied amongthe Germans to petty chiefs who, born of honoured families, wereby this circumstance raised above the mass of freemen. Civilishad good causes of resentment against the Empire. Nero had puthis brother to death and he himself had narrowly escaped. Galbahaving pardoned him, the soldiers of the army of the Lower Ehineaccused him of being an accomj^liee in the murder of FonteiusCapito and demanded his death. Yitellius saved him a secondtime, but he swore not to cut his hair until he
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