1Galba had entrusted the provinces of Galatia and Pamphylia to Calpurnius Asprenas to govern. 1Two triremes from the fleet at Misenum were given him as an escort, and with them he put in at the island of Cythnus: nor were there lacking men to summon the captains in Nero's name. 1The man, putting on a show of sorrow and appealing to the loyalty of those who had once been his soldiers, begged them to set him down in Syria or Egypt. 1The captains, whether wavering or by way of a trick, declared that they must address their soldiers and would return when everyone's mind was prepared. 1But everything was faithfully reported to Asprenas, at whose urging the ship was stormed and the man, whoever he was, was killed.
1The body, remarkable for its eyes, its hair and the fierceness of its face, was carried to Asia and from there to Rome.