But when they heard that Otho and Vitellius were engaged in a wicked contest for the possession of the Roman world, the troops began to chafe at the thought that the prizes of empire should fall to others, while their own lot was mere compulsory submission. They began to take stock of their strength.
Gero, Oton eta Vitelio arma kriminalez erromatar inperioa elkarri kendu nahaian zebiltzala zabaldu zenean, soldaduak, agintearen abantailak inoren esku eta berari morrontzaren derrigorra bakarrik gera ez zekion, orroe egiten eta inguruko bere indarrak aztertzen zituen: