Hist. 1.66.1Nūntium dē caede Galbae et imperiō Othōnis Fabius Valēns in cīvitāte Leucōrum accēpit.Fabius Valens received the news of Galba's murder and Otho's accession in the state of the Leuci. Hist. 1.66.1Nec mīlitum animus in gaudium aut formīdine permōtus: bellum volvēbat.Nor were the soldiers' feelings stirred to joy or to fear: they were set on war. Hist. 1.66.1Gallīs cūnctātiō exēmpta est: in Othōnem ac Vitellium odium pār, ex Vitelliō et metus.The Gauls were freed of hesitation: towards Otho and Vitellius their hatred was equal, of Vitellius there was fear as well. Hist. 1.66.1Proxima Lingonum cīvitās erat, fīda partibus.The nearest community was that of the Lingones, loyal to the party. Hist. 1.66.1Benignē exceptī modestiā certāvēre, sed brevis laetitia fuit cohortium intemperiē, quās ā legiōne quartā decimā, ut suprā memorāvimus, dīgressās exercituī suō Fabius Valēns adiūnxerat.Received kindly, they vied with them in good behaviour, but the joy was short-lived because of the unruliness of the cohorts which, separated from the Fourteenth Legion, as we mentioned above, Fabius Valens had added to his army. Hist. 1.66.1Iūrgia prīmum, mox rixa inter Batāvōs et legiōnāriōs, dum hīs aut illīs studia mīlitum adgregantur, prope in proelium exarsēre, nī Valēns animadversiōne paucōrum oblītōs iam Batāvōs imperiī admonuisset.Words first, then a brawl between the Batavians and the legionaries, as the soldiers' sympathies rallied to one side or the other, nearly blazed up into a battle, had not Valens, by punishing a few, reminded the Batavians of the authority they had already forgotten.
Hist. 1.66.1Frūstrā adversus Aeduōs quaesīta bellī causa: iussī pecūniam atque arma dēferre grātuītōs īnsuper commeātūs praebuēre.A pretext for war against the Aedui was sought in vain: ordered to hand over money and arms, they supplied provisions free of charge besides. Hist. 1.66.1Quod Aeduī formīdine Lugdūnēnsēs gaudiō fēcēre.What the Aedui did from fear, the people of Lugdunum did from joy. Hist. 1.66.1Sed legiō Italica et ala Tauriāna abductae: cohortem duodēvīcēnsimam Lugdūnī, solitīs sibi hībernīs, relinquī placuit.But the Italian Legion and the Taurian cavalry squadron were taken away: it was decided that the Eighteenth Cohort should be left at Lugdunum, its usual winter quarters. Hist. 1.66.1Mānlius Valēns lēgātus Italicae legiōnis, quamquam bene dē partibus meritus, nūllō apud Vitellium honōre fuit: sēcrētīs eum crīminātiōnibus īnfāmāverat Fabius ignārum et, quō incautior dēciperētur, palam laudātum.Manlius Valens, legate of the Italian Legion, though he had deserved well of the party, received no honour from Vitellius: Fabius had defamed him with secret accusations without his knowledge and, so that he might be deceived the more off his guard, had praised him in public.