But the Senate was treated with great deference.
Tiberius expended great care on the provinces.

His favorite maxim was, that a good shepherd should shear, and not flay, his sheep.

Soldiers, governors, and officials of all kinds were kept in a wholesome dread of punishment, if they oppressed those under them.

Strict economy in public expenses kept the taxes down.

Commerce was cherished, and his reign on the whole was one of prosperity for the Empire.
Tiberius was noted especially for prosecutions for MAJESTAS, on the slightest pretext.