Editing Germanicus (section)

===Trial of Piso===
Piso was rumored to have been responsible for Germanicus' death. As accusations accumulated, it was not long before the well known accuser, [[Lucius Fulcinius Trio]], brought charges against him. The continued support of the Pisones and his own friendship with Piso made Tiberius hesitant to hear the case himself. After briefly hearing both sides, Tiberius referred the case to the Senate, making no effort to hide his deep anger toward Piso. Tiberius made allowances for Piso to summon witnesses of all social orders, including slaves, and he was given more time to plead than the prosecutors, but it made no difference: before the trial was over Piso died; ostensibly by suicide, but Tacitus supposes Tiberius may have had him murdered before he could implicate the emperor in Germanicus' death.<ref>{{harvnb|Shotter|2004|pp=41–44}}.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Levick|1999|p=123}}.</ref>

The accusations brought against Piso are numerous, including:<ref name="Rowe">{{harvnb|Rowe|2002|pp=9–17}}.</ref><ref group="note">Despite the exhaustive list only two statutes are mentioned: that of Piso violating the ''[[imperium]]'' of Germanicus, as Germanicus officially held greater authority despite both of them being of proconsular rank; and [[treason]], which violated the ''[[lex Iulia maiestatis]]'', for moving troops out of his province without authorization to wage war ({{harvnb|Rowe|2002|p=11}} and {{harvnb|Ando|Tuori|Plessis|2016|p=340}}).</ref>
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*Insubordination
*Corruption
*Abandoning and reentering a province
*[[Summary judgment|Summary justice]]
*Destroying military discipline
*Misusing the ''fiscus principis'' (emperor's money)
*Fomenting civil war
*Violating the divinity of ''[[Divus Augustus]]'' ([[sacrilege]]).
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He was found guilty and punished posthumously for [[treason]]. The Senate had his property proscribed, forbade mourning on his account, removed images of his likeness, such as statues and portraits, and his name was erased from the base of one statue in particular as part of his ''[[damnatio memoriae]]''. Yet, in a show of clemency not unlike that of the emperor, the Senate had Piso's property returned and divided equally between his two sons, on condition that his daughter Calpurnia be given 1,000,000 [[sesterces]] as dowry and a further 4,000,000 as personal property. His wife Plancina was absolved.<ref name=Rowe/><ref>{{harvnb|Ando|Tuori|Plessis|2016|p=340}}.</ref>