Gaius Verres (ca. 120-43 BC), was a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily. It is not known to what "gens" he belonged. At first, he supported Gaius Marius and the populares, but soon went over to the optimates. Lucius Cornelius Sulla made him a present of land at Beneventum, and secured him against punishment for embezzlement. In 80, Verres was "quaestor" in Asia on the staff of Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, governor of Cilicia. Wikipedia
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