Senator Corvus tells Severus that the Senate will not invest in Pompeii, but he would, however, invest on his own, privately. At the time, in the Roman Empire, members of the senate were bound by strict fiduciary and ethical rules. They were not allowed to leave Italy without permission from other members of the Senate, they were required to wear a Toga to show their status (unless they were engaged in some sort of activity that would render a toga inappropriate), there were not allowed to own a ship large enough to engage in international commerce, and, most importantly, they weren't allowed to participate in banking or any private contracts. Corvus' actions in Pompeii would have likely resulted in his expulsion from the Senate and seizure of his wealth, and, more than likely he would have been exiled, if not executed.

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