Person
Verres
Roman magistrate
b. 120 BCE – d. 43 BCE
World The Middle of The Earth
Gaius Verres (ca.
120 BCE – 43 BCE) is a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily.
It is not known what gens he belonged to, though some give him the nomen Licinius.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Verres. History Atlas. Retrieved 3 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/verres/
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