Aeschrion of Syracuse

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Aeschrion (Gr. Αισχρίων) of Syracuse, whose wife Pippa was one of the mistresses of Verres,[1] was frequently mentioned by Cicero in the Verrine Orations.[2] He assisted Verres in robbing the Syracusans,[3] and obtained the farming of the tithes of the Herbitenses for the purpose of plundering them.[4]

References

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  2. Cicero, In Verrem ii. 14, v. 12, 31
  3. Cicero, In Verrem ii. 21
  4. Cicero, In Verrem iii. 33

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