Trajan and the Dacian Wars

[PhilusEstilius]

I would look for any of the literature on the letters of Pliny which give interesting insights into how things went on in that time. I can't remember where off hand but it has been said that Trajan when he came to power began to lower the boom on provincial spending, it has been said of Pliny that when he was governor of Pontus and Bythinia he was hopless and had to be constantly asking the Emperor's opinion of this that and everything.

This was not the case for with all situations there would have been a constant crossover of administative paperwork from all governors to their Emperor which would of course keep a good check on what was going on anywhere.