Verres
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman praetor who subjected the Sicilians to extortion and oppression; prosecuted by Cicero in 70 BC, convicted, and banished.
It was at their request that he undertook in 70 bc the prosecution of Verres, who as praetor had subjected the Sicilians to incredible extortion and oppression;
The Rights of War and Peace
Roman governor prosecuted by Cicero.
Cicero notices this custom in his fifth speech against Verres.