OTHO,
named M. Silvi••s, was the 8th Emperor, and succeeded Galba, whom he put to Death: The Medals which we have of his, make him somewhat like unto Nero, which caused the People to cry, Othoni Netoni: But yet he was not so fat, tho otherwise he had the Mien and Delicacy of a Woman: He was shaved every Day, and wore a Peruke, because he had but very little Hair: His Peruke may be distinctly observed on his Silver and Gold Medals; and 'twas he that brought the Use of Wigs into Ita∣ly. The Brass Medals of this Prince, which are all of them Egyptian or Syrian; do not represent him with a Peruke, perhaps, because they did not know the Use thereof in those Countries; and so they do not give so exact a Resemblance of him as the Latin ones stamped in Italy. His Inclimations were conformable to those of Nero's, and this Conformity made them contract so en∣tire a Friendship, that every Thing was in com∣mon between them, even to their Wives, with∣out entertaining the least Jealousie thereup∣on: However, when Otho became Emperor, he appeared of a better Disposition, and perhaps put a Constraint upon himself, that he might procure the Favour of the People: He shew'd both Courage and Bravery against Vitellius, his Competitor for the Empire, and beat him three