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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 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 122,387 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Verres is the 3,370th most popular politician (up from 3,559th in 2019), the 1,078th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,146th in 2019) and the 233rd 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Verres ranks 3,370 out of 15,577. Before him are Patricio Aylwin, Dadabhai Naoroji, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Julia Soaemias, and Antiphon. After him are Kaykhusraw I, Emperor Keikō, Hiram I, Deioces, Walter Hallstein, and Empress Kōgyoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 120 BC, Verres ranks 1. After him are Berenice III of Egypt, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Aurelia Cotta, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Lucius Cornelius Sisenna. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Verres ranks 6. Before him are Cicero, Atia, Antipater the Idumaean, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, and Quintus Tullius Cicero. After him are Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Aulus Hirtius, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, and Quintus Pedius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Verres ranks 1,078 out of 4,668. Before him are Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Francesco Geminiani (1687), and Luigi Nono (1924). After him are Tiberius Gemellus (19), Lucius Aelius (101), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Gino Bartali (1914), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), and Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Verres ranks 233. Before him are Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), Tigellinus (10), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), and Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589). After him are Tiberius Gemellus (19), Lucius Aelius (101), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Servilia (-104), and Maria Pia of Savoy (1847).

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