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Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 16 (search)
Corsica, Sardinia, and the other
islands of the neighbouring seas, were retained in the interests of Otho by
the fame of these naval successes. Corsica, however,
all but suffered fatal injury from the rash proceedings of Decumus Pacarius,
the procurator, proceedings which in so gigantic a war could contribute
nothing to the general result, and which only brought destruction upon their
author. In his hatred of Otho he resolved to support Vitellius with the
whole strength of Corsica, an insignificant
assistance even had the design succeeded. He collected the chief men of the
island, and explained his plans. Claudius Pyrrhicus, captain of the
Liburnian ships stationed in the place, and Quintius
Certus, a
Roman knight, who ventured to offer opposition, he ordered to execution. All
who were present were terrified at their death, and, with the ignorant
populace, which ever blindly shares in the fears of others, took the oath of
allegiance to Vitellius. But when Pacarius be