Hist. 2.64.1Tum interfectī centuriōnēs promptissimī Othōniānōrum, unde praecipua in Vitellium aliēnātiō per Illyricōs exercitūs;Then the boldest centurions of the Othonians were executed, which was the chief cause of the estrangement from Vitellius throughout the armies of Illyricum; Hist. 2.64.1simul cēterae legiōnēs contāctū et adversus Germānicōs mīlitēs invidiā bellum meditābantur.at the same time the other legions, through contagion and from jealousy of the German soldiers, were contemplating war. Hist. 2.64.1Suētōnium Paulīnum ac Licinium Proculum trīstī morā squālidōs tenuit, dōnec audītī necessāriīs magis dēfēnsiōnibus quam honestīs ūterentur.Suetonius Paulinus and Licinius Proculus were kept waiting in mourning dress in a gloomy delay, until, when they were heard, they resorted to pleas that were more necessary than honourable. Hist. 2.64.1Prōditiōnem ultrō imputābant, spatium longī ante proelium itineris, fatīgātiōnem Othōniānōrum, permixtum vehiculīs agmen ac plēraque fortuīta fraudī suae adsignantēs.They actually claimed credit for treachery, ascribing to their own deceit the length of the march before the battle, the exhaustion of the Othonians, the column entangled with wagons, and many things that were due to chance.
Hist. 2.64.1Et Vitellius crēdidit dē perfidiā et fidem absolvit.And Vitellius believed them about their treachery and acquitted them of loyalty. Hist. 2.64.1Salvius Titiānus Othōnis frāter nūllum discrīmen adiit, pietāte et ignāviā excūsātus.Salvius Titianus, Otho's brother, faced no danger, excused by his affection and his cowardice. Hist. 2.64.1Mariō Celsō cōnsulātus servātur: sed crēditum fāmā obiectumque mox in senātū Caeciliō Simplicī, quod eum honōrem pecūniā mercārī, nec sine exitiō Celsī, voluisset: restitit Vitellius deditque posteā cōnsulātum Simplicī innoxium et inēmptum.Marius Celsus kept his consulship: but it was believed from rumour, and soon charged in the senate against Caecilius Simplex, that he had wanted to buy that office with money, and not without Celsus' ruin: Vitellius refused, and later gave Simplex a consulship that cost no crime and no money. Hist. 2.64.1Trachalum adversus crīminantīs Galeria uxor Vitelliī prōtēxit.Galeria, the wife of Vitellius, protected Trachalus against his accusers.