The prosecution of Verres for his catastrophic governorship of Sicily. Extortion, theft of artworks, judicial murder. Cicero presents the evidence so devastatingly that Verres flees into exile before the verdict.
Start ReadingThe Actio Prima. Cicero's opening salvo against Verres, the corrupt governor of Sicily. He asks the jury not for time to present evidence, but for the courage to convict.
The Actio Secunda (five speeches). The full prosecution: Verres' judicial corruption, his theft of artworks, his extortion of grain, his mismanagement of the fleet, and his execution of Roman citizens.