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Verres

1st-century BC Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily
Person human Q368219

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
200 BC
Date of death
43 BC
Place of birth
Ancient Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[7]
Occupation
politician, military personnel
Position held
ancient Roman senator, Roman governor, praetors, quaestor, stadtholder[8][9][10][11][12]
Father
Gaius Verres[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[23]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa[18][19][20][21][22]
Gens
Licinia gens, Verria gens[29][30]
Member of Roman tribe
Romilia[31]
Nomen gentilicium
Licinius, Verres[26][27]
P14536
389653[32]
Praenomen
Gaius[25]
Relative
Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius[17]
Significant event
exile, proscription[15][16]
Social classification
nobiles[28]
Time period
Late Roman Republic[24]
Unmarried partner
Tertia[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gaius Licinius Verres en Verres en Gaius Verres ar فيريس da Verres de Gajus Verres de Caius Verres el Γάιος Βέρρες es Cayo Verres es Gayo Verres fa گایوس ورس fi Gaius Verres fr Caius Licinius Verres fr Gaius Verres fr Verres he גאיוס ורס hu ‎Gaius Verres it Gaio Licinio Verre it Caio Verre it Gaio Verre
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000354381614
VIAF cluster ID
476149106008168490515, 27151776794218012025
Library of Congress authority ID
nr94030462
GND ID
118626671
American Academy in Rome ID
12387555
BHCL UUID
2491021f-6265-473e-934a-e45f5aa1d221
BIBSYS ID
99048031
British Museum person or institution ID
188600
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
verres-gaius
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00570750
DDB person (GND) ID
118626671
De Agostini ID
Vèrre,+Gàio
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Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic ID
1967
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gaius-Verres
FAST ID
1855861, 345083
Freebase ID
/m/01jhf6
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Gaius_Verres
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/697134640959
IdRef ID
084652179
LBT person ID
GaVerre
Lex ID
Gajus_Verres
NE.se ID
verres
NL CR AUT ID
jn20040226013
NUKAT ID
n2010162463
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001168647
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007287523805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*334790;=BM
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810645132705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
097652202
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
6743
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt9o0gwLbtGV
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
31725
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
202288
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
22904
Sandrart.net person ID
530
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
43072
ToposText person ID
88
Treccani ID
gaio-verre
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
gaio-verre
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/44243
Yale LUX ID
person/a5e03499-799b-4714-a6bc-4a28ebb58150

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Position held 3
praetors, quaestor, Roman governor
Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Significant event 2
exile, proscription
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of birth 1
Ancient Rome
Praenomen 1
Gaius
Sex or gender 1
male
Social classification 1
nobiles
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Summary

Verres was born in 200 BC[1] in Ancient Rome[2]. He died in 43 BC[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and military personnel[5].

FAQs

Where was Verres born?

Verres's place of birth was Ancient Rome[2].

Who were Verres's parents?

Verres's father was Gaius Verres[6].

What did Verres do for work?

Verres worked as a politician[4] and military personnel[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Verres: Nomen or Cognomen?. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Verres: Nomen or Cognomen?. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Verres: Nomen or Cognomen?. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Verres: Nomen or Cognomen?. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'f
    Date of death → -0043-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 389653
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  3. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, military personnel
    Position held → ancient Roman senator, Roman governor, praetors +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35318|batch #35318]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, military personnel
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 24w ago · UchihaNaruto89 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ancient Rome
    Citizenship → —
    Relative → Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
    Gens → Licinia gens, Verria gens
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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