Hist. 1.37.1Haud dubiae iam in castrīs omnium mentēs tantusque ardor ut nōn contentī agmine et corporibus in suggestū, in quō paulō ante aurea Galbae statua fuerat, medium inter signa Othōnem vēxillīs circumdarent.In the camp by now no one's mind was in doubt, and such was the ardour that, not content with surrounding him with their column and their bodies, they placed Otho on the tribunal, where shortly before a golden statue of Galba had stood, and encircled him with banners in the midst of the standards. Hist. 1.37.1Nec tribūnīs aut centuriōnibus adeundī locus: gregārius mīles cavērī īnsuper praepositōs iubēbat.Nor was there any access for tribunes or centurions: the common soldiers were even ordering a watch to be kept on their officers. Hist. 1.37.1Strepere cūncta clamōribus et tumultū et exhortātiōne mūtuā, nōn tamquam in populō ac plēbe, variīs segnī adūlātiōne vōcibus, sed ut quemque adfluentium mīlitum aspēxerant, prēnsāre manibus, complectī armīs, conlocāre iūxtā, praeīre sacrāmentum, modo imperātōrem mīlitibus, modo mīlitēs imperātōrī commendāre.Everything rang with shouting and uproar and mutual encouragement, not as among the people and populace, with varied cries of listless flattery, but as soon as they caught sight of any of the soldiers streaming in, they seized him with their hands, embraced him in their arms, set him beside Otho, dictated the oath, commending now the emperor to the soldiers, now the soldiers to the emperor.
Hist. 1.37.1Nec dēerat Othō prōtendēns manūs adōrāre vulgum, iacere ōscula et omnia serviliter prō dominātiōne.Nor did Otho fail to play his part, stretching out his hands, doing homage to the crowd, throwing kisses, and playing the slave in everything to become master. Hist. 1.37.1Postquam ūniversa classicōrum legiō sacrāmentum eius accēpit, fīdēns vīribus, et quōs adhūc singulōs extimulāverat, accendendōs in commūne ratus prō vallō castrōrum ita coepit.After the whole legion of marines had taken the oath to him, trusting in his strength, and thinking that those whom he had so far stirred up one by one should now be fired all together, he stood before the rampart of the camp and began as follows.