The death of Nero, after the first outburst of joy with which it was greeted, soon aroused conflicting feelings not only among the senators, the people, and the soldiers in the city, but also among the generals and their troops abroad. It had divulged a secret of state: an emperor could be made elsewhere than at Rome.
Neronen azkenak, pozten zirenen lehen bulkadan alaipide izan bazen ere, halako gogo mugida ezberdinak eragin zituen, ez Hirian bakarrik, senatarien edo herriaren edo hiritar soldaduen artean, baizik legioen eta buruzagien artean, inperioaren arkanoa hedatu zenean ezen enperadorea Erromaz beste edonon egin zitekeela.