midnight
The first that we in the palace knew , a soldier of the watch came and warned the guard that there was fighting in the lower quarters of the city . For long no one could tell what was the trouble ; it was dark , and there was much confusion . I sent out milites stationarii to quell the tumult ; these reported that the insurgents , who have given much trouble of late , had joined openly with the barbarians ; had overthrown the temple of Jupiter and slain the Flamen Dialis . Two hours before midnight , that night , the public baths were blown up in their own steam , and fire broke out in various parts of the city . The barbarians , inflamed with wine and the example of the insurgents , began to plunder . Thou knowest my forces have been steadily diminished these last three years , and together the barbarians and the insurgents outnumbered the Augustans five to one . My colleague in office , Titus Honius the Abulcian , going out to pacify the people , was slain .