7.The Roman provinces were ruled for Rome's benefit alone. The proconsuls and propraetors themselves were accountable only to the Roman Senate, of which they were already influential members.
9.Before the fall of the Roman republic, a usury of the same kind seems to have been common in the provinces, under the ruinous administration of their proconsuls.
10.As was traditional Vespasian was able to administer a foreign province following his consulship, and in 63 AD he became proconsul of Africa, where he demonstrated his rigorous administrative and financial skills.
11.Furnilla's uncle, Marcius Sornaus, was a former consul who fell foul of the Emperor Nero in 66 AD due to accusations made against him for plotting against the Emperor during his stint as proconsul in the province of Asia.