Aeschrion of Syracuse

Aeschrion (Gr. ) of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, whose wife Pippa was one of the mistresses of Verres, was frequently mentioned by Cicero in the Verrine Orations.Cicero, In Verrem ii. 14, v. 12, 31 He assisted Verres in robbing the Syracusans,Cicero, In Verrem ii. 21 and obtained the farming of the tithes of the Herbitenses for the purpose of plundering them.Cicero, In Verrem iii. 33

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