Deed — 3 authors face each other below

adoption of Piso by Galba

kind: accession · January 69 CE — the editor’s frame · 3 mentions across 3 episodes of the record — counted by the house’s first pass receipt — the deed shelf, first pass receipt — the witness index

Galba's adoption of Piso Licinianus as heir, the act that triggered Otho's coup.

Where the accounts part — the record’s own argument; the witnesses below carry the receipts

Why Piso? Tacitus: 'It is uncertain whether he acted on his own free choice, or, as believed by some, under the influence of Laco.' Plutarch: suddenly, 'without any previous notice.' Suetonius: a long-standing favourite 'always named in his will.' Three witnesses, three mechanisms — impulse, intrigue, or continuity — for the five-day reign that doomed two men.

The regnal line — the editor’s table of years, never the record’s voice

Anchored at 69 CE on the editor’s table of years .

· 69 CE — date secure ·

10 January 69 CE, five days before the murder; all three witnesses place it in the same week.

The accounts, side by side — each witness in its own words; every quote is the served record’s, linked to its episode

Plutarch · one account

23 the principal narrative The sudden summons and the camp ceremony under bad omens.

he suddenly, and without any previous notice of his intention, sent for Piso Plut. Galba 23

Galba · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Suetonius · one account

17 the principal narrative The favourite picked from the morning throng, heir of the will made public.

he picked out Piso Frugi Licinianus from the midst of the throng at one of his morning receptions Suet. Galba 17

Galba · J. C. Rolfe, 1913

Tacitus · one account

1.12–1.19 the principal narrative The council, the speech, the omenless ceremony.

It is uncertain whether he acted on his own free choice, or, as believed by some, under the influence of Laco Tac. Hist. 1.14

The Histories · Alfred John Church & William Jackson Brodribb, 1864

Who stands in this deed — standing in the same episodes; counted by the house’s first pass

Galba — 3 episodes shared Piso — a candidate entry Otho — 2 episodes shared Caesar — a candidate entry Crassus — 1 episode shared Marcus — a candidate entry Nero — 1 episode shared Nymphidius — 1 episode shared Vitellius — 1 episode shared

Doors to the sister houses

logoi — the words

No door is cut to the word-house from this room yet. logoi.health keeps the words meanwhile.

mythoi — the stories

No door is cut to the story-house from this room yet. mythoi.health keeps the stories meanwhile.

The record here: The Histories, Herodotus — Godley, 1920–25 · Parallel Lives, Plutarch — Perrin, 1914–26 · 166 works · 12,119 episodes served

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