Hist. 1.83.1Erat Othōnī celebre convīvium prīmōribus fēminīs virīsque;Otho was holding a crowded banquet for leading women and men; Hist. 1.83.1quī trepidī, fortuītusne mīlitum furor an dolus imperātōris, manēre ac dēprehendī an fugere et dispergī perīculōsius foret, modo cōnstantiam simulāre, modo formīdine dētegī, simul Othōnis vultum intuērī;they, in alarm, unsure whether it was a chance frenzy of the soldiers or a trick of the emperor, whether it was more dangerous to stay and be caught or to flee and scatter, now pretended composure, now were betrayed by their fear, and all the while watched Otho's face; Hist. 1.83.1utque ēvēnit inclīnātīs ad suspīciōnem mentibus, cum timēret Othō, timēbātur.and, as happens when minds are inclined to suspicion, though Otho was afraid, he was feared. Hist. 1.83.1Sed haud secus discrīmine senātūs quam suō territus et praefectōs praetōriī ad mītigandās mīlitum īrās statim mīserat et abīre properē omnīs ē convīviō iussit.But, alarmed no less by the senate's danger than by his own, he had at once sent the praetorian prefects to soothe the soldiers' anger, and he ordered everyone to leave the banquet quickly.
Hist. 1.83.1Tum vērō passim magistrātūs prōiectīs īnsignibus, vītātā comitum et servōrum frequentiā, senēs fēminaeque per tenebrās dīversa urbis itinera, rārī domōs, plūrimī amīcōrum tēcta et ut cuique humillimus cliēns, incertās latebrās petīvēre.Then indeed on all sides magistrates threw away their insignia and avoided the throng of attendants and slaves, and old men and women made through the darkness, by different streets of the city, for uncertain hiding places, a few for their homes, most for the houses of friends, or of whatever humblest client each one had.