The stronger provinces, which could neither easily nor
safely be governed by annual meetings, he took to
himself; the others he assigned to proconsular
governors selected by lot. But he changed some of
them at times from one class to the other, and often
visited many of both sorts. Certain of the cities which
had treaties with Rome, but were on the road to ruin
through their lawlessness, he deprived of their
independence; he relieved others that were overwhelmed
with debt,
rebuilt some which had been destroyed by
earthquakes, and gave Latin rights or full citizenship
to such as could point to services rendered the Roman
people. I believe there is no province, excepting only
Africa and Sardinia, which he did not visit; and he
was planning to cross to these from Sicily after his
defeat of Sextus Pompeius, but was prevented by a
series of violent storms, and later had neither the
opportunity nor occasion to make the voyage.
