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Verres

120 BC - 43 BC

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Gaius Verres (c. 114 – 43 BC) 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 devastating that Verres' defence advocate could only recommend that he should leave the country. Cicero's prosecution speeches were later published as the Verrines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Verres is the 4,674th most popular politician (down from 3,574th in 2019), the 1,338th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,126th in 2019) and the 311th most popular Italian Politician.

The most famous thing that Verres is famous for is his mishandling of the Sicilian grain supply in the late 2nd century BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Verres ranks 4,674 out of 19,576. Before him are Jovan Vladimir, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Theodore I Palaiologos, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, and Abu Yaqub Yusuf. After him are Leo Kanner, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Gülbahar Hatun, Emperor Bidatsu, Emperor Sutoku, and Feng Yuxiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 120 BC, Verres ranks 3. Before him are Aurelia Cotta, and Berenice III of Egypt. After him are Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, and Lucius Cornelius Sisenna. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Verres ranks 7. Before him are Cicero, Atia, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Antipater the Idumaean, Quintus Tullius Cicero, and Trebonius. After him are Quintus Pedius, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Aulus Hirtius, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Servius Sulpicius Galba, and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Verres ranks 1,338 out of 5,161. Before him are Benedict the Moor (1526), Orcagna (1315), Ascanio Sforza (1455), Paula of Rome (347), Agrippa Postumus (-12), and Simon of Sicily (1093). After him are Renata Scotto (1934), Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727), Asconius Pedianus (-9), Julia Flavia (64), and Giovanni Gronchi (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Verres ranks 311. Before him are Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822), Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417), Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783), Giuseppe Conte (1964), Bernabò Visconti (1323), and Agrippa Postumus (-12). After him are Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Julia Flavia (64), Giovanni Gronchi (1887), Amintore Fanfani (1908), Dion of Syracuse (-409), and Naevius Sutorius Macro (-21).

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