The Vitelian Regime: A Brief History

The Vitelian regime was unable to accomplish that much in their brief time at the helm. The only really significant thing they did upon taking office was to disband the existing Praetorian guard and then reform it using their own troops. This was maybe a good idea and maybe not, but the final upshot was that all the best troops were siphoned out of the Rhine legions. So when Caissina headed north to face Antonius' invading army, the force he led was not the same army he had led against Otheo. Oh, and all those fired Praetorians? When they heard that the legions of the east were promising to topple Vitellius, guess