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Gaius Verres (c. 114 – 43 BC) was a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily.His extortion of local farmers and plundering of temples led to his prosecution by Cicero, whose accusations were so devastating that his defence advocate could only recommend that Verres should leave the country.
As a graduate of the reserve team, Verre signed a five-year contract in May 2012. [2] On 30 July he was involved in the transfer of Mattia Destro (€16 million) from Genoa (€8.5 million) and Siena (€7.5 million), while he and Giammario Piscitella went to Genoa in a co-ownership deal for €1.5 million each. [3]
"In Verrem" ("Against Verres") is a series of speeches made by Cicero in 70 BC, during the corruption and extortion trial of Gaius Verres, the former governor of Sicily.The speeches, which were concurrent with Cicero's election to the aedileship, paved the way for Cicero's public career.
Dalle de verre was brought to the UK by Pierre Fourmaintraux [citation needed] who joined James Powell and Sons (later Whitefriars Glass Studio) in 1956 and trained Dom Charles Norris in the technique. Norris was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey who went on to become arguably the most prolific British proponent of dalle de verre.
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Verre or Verres may refer to: Verre (restaurant), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Valerio Verre (born 1994), Italian footballer; Verres (ca. 120 BC – 43 BC), a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily; Verrès, town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy; Verres, a genus of beetles in family Passalidae
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