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

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. September Antonius surprises a Vitellian detachment at Forum Alieni. At Padua the Pannonian legions arrive. He fortifies Verona. The Moesian legions arrive. Caecina holds Cremona with Legs. I Italica and XXI Rapax and cavalry. He encamps with the rest of his force near Hostilia on the Tartaro. Valens dawdles northward with three praetorian cohorts. October The fleet at Ravenna declares for Vespasian. Caecina attempts treachery and is imprisoned by his army, which starts on a forced march to Cremona. Antonius starts from Verona to intercept them. 27. Second Battle of Bedriacum. Legs. I Italica and XXI Rapax sally from Cremona and are driven back by Antonius. The six legions from Hostilia reach Cremona. The united Vitellian army makes a night sally from Cremona and is defeated. 28. Sack of Cremona. Surrender of Vitellian army. November Valens, having reached Ariminum, flies to Monaco, and is captured in the Stoechades Islands. Spain, Gaul, and Britain declare for Vespasian. Antonius advances via Ariminum to Fanum Fortunae. Vitellius holds the Apennines at Mevania with fourteen praetorian cohorts, a new legion of marines, and cavalry. Mutiny of the fleet at Misenum. Tarracina seized. Vitellius returns to Rome with seven cohorts and part of the cavalry. The remaining cohorts are moved back from Mevania to Narnia. L. Vitellius with six cohorts and cavalry besieges Tarracina. December Antonius crosses the Apennines and halts at Carsulae. Varus wins a cavalry skirmish at Interamna. Valens beheaded at Urbino: his head flung into camp at Narnia. Surrender of Vitellians at Narnia. Antonius marches as far as Ocriculum, sending Cerialis forward to Rome with 1,000 cavalry. 17. Vitellius, wishing to abdicate, is prevented by troops and mob. 18. They besiege Flavius Sabinus in the Capitol. 19. Capitol stormed. Temple of Jupiter burnt. Sabinus caught and killed. L. Vitellius takes Tarracina. 20. Cerialis defeated outside Rome. Antonius makes a forced march along Via Flaminia. 21. Capture of Rome. Murder of Vitellius. Domitian installed as 'Caesar'. a.d. 70. January L. Vitellius surrenders in Campania. Mucianus arrives in Rome as regent. II. The Rebellion on the Rhine a.d. 69. Autumn Revolt of Civilis and Batavians, at first ostensibly in support of Vespasian. Revolt supported by Canninefates, Frisii, Marsaci, Cugerni. Civilis routs Gallic auxiliaries and captures the Rhine flotilla in 'The Island'. Munius Lupercus advances from Vetera with remnant of Legs. V Alaudae and XV Primigenia, supported by Ubian, Treviran, and Batavian auxiliaries.