During a meeting to discuss this matter, Lucullus spoke out to attack Caesar.
Caesar, undeterred, launched into an extremely fiery and lengthy tirade against him, terrifying the seasoned, sardine-like Elder to the point of delirium, and ultimately causing him to prostrate himself on the ground, begging for mercy.
Lucullus's feeble display marked the withdrawal of the group of individuals from the Sula era, who had occupied high positions in the Senate, from the center stage of Roman politics.
Pompey's Eastern Law was passed, and soon after Crassus achieved his objective with Caesar's help—reducing by a third the fixed amount of taxes the tax collectors in Asia were required to pay into the state treasury.
Of course, while serving Pompey and Crassus, Caesar did not forget to pursue his own ambitions, embedding provisions in these passed proposals intended to address Rome's maladies.
