The Death of Vitellius Otho

Otho could not in good conscience prolong a war that would only see more Roman blood spilled. He dispersed what money he had, encouraged his supporters to flee from the oncoming Vitellian wrath. On the morning of April 16th he woke up early and stabbed himself in the heart. Though his suicide did indeed endear him to future generations, Otho's noble death was one of the most virtuous in the whole long history of the Empire.