The Rise and Fall of Galba

The commander of the lower Rhine was soon implicated in a plot to overthrow Galba. The assassination of Capito is what led Galba to appoint Vitelius as a replacement, presumably to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. Fabius Vailans had a great deal to do with convincing the supposedly harmless Vitelius that he could be emperor and to lead the Rhine armies in revolt. Alulis Caesina's motivation then in leading a revolution is clear. He was facing possible execution if Galba remained emperor. On the 1st of January, the provincial legions renewed their solemn oaths to protect and defend the empire for the greater glory of the empire in whose