Hist. 2.92.1Multae et atrōcēs inter sē mīlitum caedēs, post sēditiōnem Tīcīnī coeptam manente legiōnum auxiliōrumque discordiā;There were many savage killings among the soldiers themselves, as the discord between the legions and the auxiliaries that began with the mutiny at Ticinum persisted; Hist. 2.92.1ubi adversus pāgānōs certandum foret, cōnsēnsū.whenever they had to fight against civilians, there was agreement. Hist. 2.92.1Sed plūrima strāgēs ad septimum ab urbe lapidem.But the greatest slaughter was at the seventh milestone from Rome. Hist. 2.92.1Singulīs ibi mīlitibus Vitellius parātōs cibōs ut gladiātōriam sagīnam dīvidēbat;There Vitellius was distributing ready-cooked food to each soldier, like the fattening rations of gladiators; Hist. 2.92.1et effūsa plēbēs tōtīs sē castrīs miscuerat.and the common people had poured out and mingled throughout the whole camp. Hist. 2.92.1Incūriōsōs mīlitēs—vernāculā ūtēbantur urbānitāte—quīdam spoliāvēre, abscīsīs fūrtim balteīs an accīnctī forent rogitantēs.Some of them robbed the soldiers while they were off guard (they were using the wit of the Roman streets), secretly cutting through their belts and asking them repeatedly whether they had their swords on.
Hist. 2.92.1Nōn tulit lūdibrium īnsolēns contumēliārum animus: inermem populum gladiīs invāsēre.Their temper, unused to insults, did not endure the mockery: they attacked the unarmed people with swords. Hist. 2.92.1Caesus inter aliōs pater mīlitis, cum fīlium comitārētur;Among others, a soldier's father was killed while accompanying his son; Hist. 2.92.1deinde agnitus et vulgātā caede temperātum ab innoxiīs.then he was recognised, and once the killing became known, the innocent were spared. Hist. 2.92.1In urbe tamen trepidātum praecurrentibus passim mīlitibus;In Rome, however, there was alarm, as soldiers ran on ahead in all directions; Hist. 2.92.1forum maximē petēbant, cupīdine vīsendī locum in quō Galba iacuisset.they made chiefly for the Forum, from a desire to see the place where Galba had lain. Hist. 2.92.1Nec minus saevum spectāculum erant ipsī, tergīs ferārum et ingentibus tēlīs horrentēs, cum turbam populī per īnscītiam parum vītārent, aut ubi lūbricō viae vel occursū alicuius prōcidissent, ad iūrgium, mox ad manūs et ferrum trānsīrent.No less savage a spectacle were they themselves, bristling with the hides of wild beasts and with huge spears, since in their ignorance they took too little care to avoid the crowds of people, or, whenever they had fallen on the slippery road or by colliding with someone, they turned to quarrelling and soon to blows and the sword.
Hist. 2.92.1Quīn et tribūnī praefectīque cum terrōre et armātōrum catervīs volitābant.Indeed, even tribunes and prefects were rushing about, spreading terror, with bands of armed men.