Hist. 2.69.1Dīgressum ā Lugudūnō Vitellium Cluvius Rūfus adsequitur omissā Hispāniā, laetitiam et grātulātiōnem vultū ferēns, animō ānxius et petītum sē crīminātiōnibus gnārus.After Vitellius had left Lugdunum, Cluvius Rufus overtook him, having abandoned Spain, wearing joy and congratulation on his face, anxious in his mind and aware that he had been the target of accusations. Hist. 2.69.1Hilarus Caesaris lībertus dētulerat tamquam audītō Vitelliī et Othōnis prīncipātū propriam ipse potentiam et possessiōnem Hispāniārum temptāsset, eōque diplōmatibus nūllum prīncipem praescrīpsisset;Hilarus, a freedman of the emperor, had denounced him, alleging that, on hearing of the principates of Vitellius and Otho, he had attempted to seize power and the possession of the Spanish provinces for himself, and that for this reason he had put no emperor's name at the head of his warrants; Hist. 2.69.1et interpretābātur quaedam ex ōrātiōnibus eius contumēliōsa in Vitellium et prō sē ipsō populāria.and he interpreted certain passages from his speeches as insulting to Vitellius and as courting popularity for himself. Hist. 2.69.1Auctōritās Cluviī praevaluit ut pūnīrī ultrō lībertum suum Vitellius iubēret.The influence of Cluvius prevailed, so that Vitellius actually ordered his own freedman to be punished.
Hist. 2.69.1Cluvius comitātuī prīncipis adiectus, nōn ademptā Hispāniā, quam rēxit absēns exemplō L. Arruntī.Cluvius was added to the emperor's retinue, without being deprived of Spain, which he governed in his absence, following the precedent of Lucius Arruntius. Hist. 2.69.1Sed Arruntium Tiberius Caesar ob metum, Vitellius Cluvium nūllā formīdine retinēbat.But Tiberius Caesar kept Arruntius back from fear, while Vitellius kept Cluvius from no dread at all. Hist. 2.69.1Nōn īdem Trebelliō Maximō honōs: profūgerat Britanniā ob īrācundiam mīlitum;Trebellius Maximus did not receive the same honour: he had fled from Britain because of the soldiers' resentment; Hist. 2.69.1missus est in locum eius Vettius Bolanus ē praesentibus.Vettius Bolanus, one of those in the emperor's company, was sent in his place.