suetonius described him as "arrogant, cruel, notorious and extravagant," and records numerous instances of his disrespect, to censor lucius munatius plancus, to a proconsul of africa, to a legate of illyricum. in his praetorship and consulship he brought roman equites and married women on the stage to perform in pantomimes, which rankled because in rome acting was considered to be low-class. he exhibited shows of wild beasts in every quarter of the city, and his gladiatorial combats were conducted with such excessive bloodshed that augustus was obliged to put some restraint upon them.