In Verrem

Question 1

The reason for the case

Answer 1

Cicero’s prosecution of Verres for the extortion of 400,000 sesterces from the province of Sicily while governor from 73-71

Question 2

Number of speeches written

Answer 2

he had prepared 7 speeches but the first was so effective that it was the only one delivered (the other 5 were only published to make him famous)

Question 3

Verres

Answer 3

• Member of nobiles
• served as quaestor and praetor
• served as governor in Sicily 73-72BC
• fled into exile on second day of trial

Question 4

Date

Answer 4

August 70 BC

Question 5

Speaker

Answer 5

Cicero

Question 6

Defence Lawyer

Answer 6

Hortensius ; a notable speaker

Question 7

Judge

Answer 7

Glabrio

Question 8

Location

Answer 8

Extortion Court, Rome

Question 9

Why Cicero?

Answer 9

Sicilians had approached him as he had shown himself to be scrupulous in his time as quaestor at Lilybaeum in Sicily (75 BC)

Question 10

Outcome

Answer 10

Verres found guilty, fled Rome before end of trial, stayed in exile until his death

Question 11

Significance

Answer 11

Cicero gains fame by defeating the leading orator of the time (Hortensius) and prosecuting an extremely wealthy nobile

Question 12

What it showed about Cicero

Answer 12

-Cicero joined personal ambition to political ideas
-Cicero fights for status quo and traditional Roman values (optimates)
-Cicero champions Roman law and justice
Cicero helped the innocent Sicilians