was one of Otho's. friends, and was advanced by him to the dignity of praefect of the
praetorian cohorts. Otho placed more confidence in him than in any of his other generals, and
he maintained his influence with the emperor by calumniating those who had more virtue than
himself. His want of experience in war and his evil counsels hastened Otho's fall. He escaped
with his life after the defeat at Bedriacum, and obtained his pardon from Vitellius by
pleading that he had purposely betrayed his master. (