• Preface
• The State of the Empire
• Galba's Position
• The Distribution of Forces
• The German Revolt and the Adoption of Piso
• Galba's Measures of Precaution
• The Rise of Otho
• The Fall of Galba
• Otho on the Throne
• Dramatis Personae
• The Rise of Vitellius
• The March of Valens' Column
• The March of Caecina's Column
• Otho's Government and the Distribution of Forces
• Otho's Plans