Aeschrion of Syracuse
Appearance
Aeschrion (Gr. Αισχρίων) of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, 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
[edit]- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Aeschrion (1)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, p. 40
- ^ Cicero, In Verrem ii. 14, v. 12, 31
- ^ Cicero, In Verrem ii. 21
- ^ Cicero, In Verrem iii. 33
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aeschrion (1)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.