Tiberius
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Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, Roman emperor (A.D. 14 - 37) and general (42 B.C. - A.D. 37).
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- Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere.
- Translation: "A good shepherd shears his sheep, he doesn't flay them" (Tiberius to his regional commanders) i.e. don't tax the populace excessivelynl:Tiberius Claudius Nero
