Gaius Verres
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Gaius Verres was a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily. His extortion of local farmers and plundering of temples led to his prosecution by Cicero, whose accusations were so dev
Hellenistic bronze of Sleeping Eros, the type of work that Verres extorted from Sicilian collectors
Commemorative plaque in Enna denouncing Verre's misdeeds
Imperium (Harris novel)
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Imperium is a 2006 novel by English author Robert Harris. It is a fictional biography of Cicero, told through the first-person narrator of his secretary Tiro, beginning with the prosecution of Gaius V
Gaius Verres
…Last Seen in Massilia, a novel in the Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor. Verres is a minor character. Imperium, the first novel of Robert Harris's trilogy about Cicero. The first half of the book features Cicero's prosecution of Verres. Spartacus: Swords and…
First edition cover