Summary Full synopsis of in verrem

Cicero's speech against Verres: SYNOPSIS


Chapter Focus of Chapter Ideas and beliefs PROPER NOUNS
Judges, Roman
1 crisis, corruption, bribery concordia ordinum, corruption
people
concordia ordinum, Gaius Verres,
2 crisis, threat patriotism, Judges, Roman
dignitas people, Rome

corruption, ultimatzum for judges,
corruption, patriotism,
3 Cicero portrays himself Judges, Gaius Verres
dignitas
as vulnerable, broken republic

Manius Glabrio,
4 threat, plotting corruption, patriotism
Roman people
5 showing Verres as a criminal corruption, dignitas
Sicily, Achaia,
6 request for evidence corruption
Achaean, Brundisium

concordia ordinum,
Roman knights
7 involves audience in trial corruption,
(Equites)
dignitas

8 shows Verres is disrespecing the courts dignitas, corruption
suggests if verres was innocent he
9 would have faith in the corruption Manius Glabrio
system (not try to delay etc)

shows verres believes only money can
10 corruption, dignitas Roman people
fix this

Gnaeus Carbo, Asia,
11 lists Verres' previous crimes patriotism, corruption Pamphylia, Gnaeus
Dolabella
12 Verres' crimes as praetor in Rome corruption, patriotism Sicily
Sicilians, Sicily,
13 Verres' actions in sicily corruption, patriotism
Roman citizens

Verres' disrespect for Roman ancestors
14 and patriotism Sicily, Sicilians
customs

how Verres tried to disrupt and delay
15 corruption
the trial, bribery, threat

how Verres tried to disrupt and delay Judges, Roman
16 corruption
the trial, bribery, threat people

Judges, Roman
17 verres' plans to bribe the court dignitas, corruption
people

Verres had connections with the consul
Hortensius, Gaius
18 of the following Corruption
Curio, Campus
year