>He was Emperor not some random general, he had every authority to conquer territories. No, this was before he was made dictator. He was literally just a random general. >Perhaps the Senate might have not wanted war but as long as he was successful and money was coming in, who were they to complain Well, for one thing it was a very close run campaign. He was effectively defeated in Britain and came close to being defeated in Gaul. I would say governments have a vested interest in ensuring public officials don't gamble with public resources for private profit. He was also bribing foreign nobles by offering them Roman citizenship, which was something he had no authority to give. Not to mention destabilising Rome's relationship with her neighbours.