Editing Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (section)

==Year of Four Emperors==
In 69, during the year of civil wars that followed the death of Nero (see [[Year of Four Emperors]]), Suetonius was one of [[Otho]]'s senior generals and military advisors.<ref>Tacitus, ''[[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]]'' [[s:The Histories (Tacitus)/Book 1#87|1:87]]</ref> He and [[Aulus Marius Celsus]] defeated [[Aulus Caecina Alienus]], one of [[Vitellius]]'s generals, near [[Cremona]], but Suetonius would not allow his men to follow up their advantage and was accused of treachery as a result.<ref>Tacitus, ''Histories'' [[s:The Histories (Tacitus)/Book 2#23|2:23-26]]</ref> When Caecina joined his forces with those of [[Fabius Valens]], Suetonius advised Otho not to risk a battle but was overruled, leading to Otho's decisive defeat at [[Battle of Bedriacum|Bedriacum]].<ref>Tacitus, ''Histories'' [[s:The Histories (Tacitus)/Book 2#31|2.31-44]]</ref> Suetonius was captured by Vitellius and obtained a pardon by claiming that he had deliberately lost the battle for Otho, although this was almost certainly untrue.<ref>Tacitus, ''Histories'' [[s:The Histories (Tacitus)/Book 2#60|2.60]]</ref> His eventual fate remains unknown.