just-late-roman-republic-things:
Friendly reminder that Roman senators are an invasive species everywhere* and “But he wants to go outside!” is not a good reason to let your senator decimate the local provincial tax base.
*Including in Rome.
fleecing the provincials under his proconsular authority is a vital stage in a senator’s life cycle! by moving out of Rome to take up governorship of some far-flung barbarians, he can establish his territory and recoup the resources he burned to become a consul in the first place… so not only is it cruel to keep your senator confined, it impedes his natural development.