
072- Vitellius and Vespasian
The History of Rome
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The Battle of Cremona
40,000 troops poured into Cremona to take it back from Vetelius. Vaylands was captured at sea by former members of Otheos Praetorian Guard and then sent along to Antonius as a gift wrap present. As the Flavian army marched south, both Musianus and Antonius opened up correspondence with Vetelius in an attempt to secure his abdictation. They promised him his life, money, and a villain compagnia if he agreed to give up the throne willingly. Soon enough, Vaylands' head would be waved before the Vetelian troops as proof that further resistance was futile.
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