SUETONIUS, Life of Tiberius
[VIII] Ciuilium officiorum rudimentis regem Archelaum Trallianos et Thessalos, uaria quosque de causa, Augusto cognoscente defendit; pro Laodicenis Thyatirenis Chiis terrae motu afflictis opemque implorantibus senatum deprecatus est; Fannium Caepionem, qui cum Varrone Murena in Augustum conspirauerat, reum maiestatis apud iudices fecit et condemnauit. interque haec duplicem curam administrauit, annonae quae artior inciderat, et repurgandorum tota Italia ergastulorum, quorum domini in inuidiam uenerant quasi exceptos supprimerent non solum uiatores sed et quos sacramenti metus ad eius modi latebras compulisset.
8. When he first applied himself to civil affairs, he defended the several causes of King Archelaus, the Trallians, and the Thessalians, before Augustus, who sat as judge at the trials. He addressed the Senate on behalf of the Laodiceans, the Thyatireans, and the Chians, who had suffered greatly by an earthquake, and implored relief from Rome. He prosecuted Fannius Caepio, who had been engaged in a conspiracy with Varro Murena against Augustus, and procured sentence of condemnation against him. Amidst all of this, he had besides to superintend two departments of administration, that of supplying the city with corn, which was then very scarce, and that of clearing the houses of correction throughout Italy, the masters of which had fallen under odious suspicion of seizing and keeping confined, not only travelers, but those whom the fear of being obliged to serve in the army had driven to seek refuge in such places.