The Revolt of Vitellius the Imperator

Vitellius was the first commander to arrive in cologne with his decision. He hailed Vitellius as imperator, and just like that the revolt was off to the races. By the second or third of January, all the legions on the Rhine had committed themselves to war with Galba. Two weeks later word came that Galba had been assassinated and that oatho was the new emperor. The men saw no downside in moving forward until the whole Empire was theirs to gorge themselves on.