Tacitus "Historiae" IV.13 Meanwhile, Galba disbanded the imperial bodyguard unit, thus alienating several hundred crack Batavi troops, and indeed the whole Batavi nation who regarded it as a grave insult.
Tacitus "Historiae" IV.13 Meanwhile, Galba disbanded the imperial bodyguard unit, which he distrusted due to their loyalty to Nero. This alienated several hundred crack Batavi troops, and indeed the whole Batavi nation, who considered it a grave insult.