The Works of Tacitus - The Oxford Translation, Revised, With Notes; The History Germany, Agricola, and Dialogue on Orators #267260

Suetonius says: Pisonem Licinianum, nobilem egregiumque ju venem, ac sibi olim probatissimum, testamentoque semper in bona et nomen adseitum, repente e media salutantium turba apprehendit filiumque appellans, perduxit in castra, ac pro concione adoptav1t.. (suet. Life of Galba, s. According to this account, Galba was de termined in his choice, and did not want the advice of Laco. He adopted Piso from inclination, propria electione. Plutarch, in the Life of Galba, gives the same account.