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
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
