He was recalled from his proconsular command. Any exercise of proconsular imperium in any other province was illegal. Several factors are said to limit the scope of proconsular authority in modern times. Beyond Rome, Augustus was granted a form of greater proconsular imperium. The Decian edict required that refusal of sacrifice be tried and punished at proconsular level. After his consulship, he refused to be nominated for promagisterial or overseas proconsular appointment. After his consulship he was allocated Macedonia as his proconsular command. The Jacksons were a well educated, literary and artistic proconsular middle-class family. The rise of bureaucracy and rapid communication has reduced the scope for proconsular freelancing. Crassus was granted Cisalpine Gaul as his proconsular province for 94 BC. With the tacit support of Pompey, Cato successfully passed a resolution ending Caesar's proconsular command. The claim in the "Historia Augusta" that Pupienus held three praetorian proconsular governorships is unlikely. The Emperor entrusted Gaius with proconsular authority and had his second cousin, Livilla, marry him. The brothers enjoyed proconsular rank, and exercised joint command. They usually served proconsular terms of three to five years.