However, that it might not seem as if the senate's opinion had been flouted and complete impunity granted for all crimes committed under Nero, Mucianus forced Octavius sagitta and Antistius Sosianus, who had returned from exile, to go back to the islands to which they had been confined.
"Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II"
Caius Cornelius Tacitus
However, this failed to allay the ill-feeling against Mucianus, for Sosianus and sagitta, whether they returned or not, were of no importance, whereas people were afraid of the professional prosecutors, who were men of wealth and ability and experts in crime.
"Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II"
Caius Cornelius Tacitus
Piso, however, either at a hint from sagitta, or from his natural good sense, would not show himself in public or give way to the excitement of the crowd.
"Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II"
Caius Cornelius Tacitus