POLITICIAN

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 his defence advocate could only recommend that Verres should leave the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Verres has received more than 126,651 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Verres is the 3,574th most popular politician (down from 3,360th in 2019), the 1,126th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,075th in 2019) and the 240th 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 3,574 out of 19,576Before him are Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Pribina, António Costa, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Conrad II of Italy, and Hisham I of Córdoba. After him are Nicu Ceaușescu, Franz Ziereis, Vladimir Voronin, Jacob Le Maire, Ferdinand IV of Castile, and Emperor Antoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 120 BC, Verres ranks 1After him are Berenice III of Egypt, Aurelia Cotta, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, and Lucius Cornelius Sisenna. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Verres ranks 4Before him are Cicero, Atia, and Quintus Tullius Cicero. After him are Antipater the Idumaean, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Aulus Hirtius, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, and Quintus Pedius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Verres ranks 1,126 out of 5,161Before him are Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Antonio Conte (1969), Adelaide del Vasto (1072), Domenico Veneziano (1410), and Archduke John of Austria (1782). After him are Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Tatiana of Rome (200), Francesco Durante (1684), Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), and Liutprand of Cremona (922).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Verres ranks 240Before him are Lucius Aelius (101), Francesco Morosini (1619), Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902), Joannes (400), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), and Tigellinus (10). After him are Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), Liutprand of Cremona (922), Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843), Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417), William III of Sicily (1185), and Ivanoe Bonomi (1873).