Vocabulary
old, ancient
antiquus
He was accused of killing his father
Sextus Roscius
Tense of 'vexavit'
perfect tense
The case used in 'in prōvinciā Siciliā,
ablative case
Verres set these up in Sicily
Proof of his own crimes
way, method
modus
Corrupt governor prosecuted by Cicero
Verres
Person, number, and tense of 'tenuerunt'
3rd, plural, perfect
The case used in 'suās lēgēs'
accsuative
The duration of Verres harassment of Sicily
3 years
safe, secure
tutus
Province where the accused was governor
Sicily
Person, number, and tense of 'perdidit'
3rd, singular, perfect
The case of 'vitiorum suorum'
genitive
Verres rank as governor
Praetor
ruin, ravage
perdo, perdere
Former Greek Slave behind the prosecution
Chrysogonos
Present subjunctive
accusative
Three things the Sicilians lacked while Verres was governor
their own laws, decrees of the Senate, natural law
each
quisque
Latin for 'who benefited'
Cui bono?
Tense and voice of 'restitui'
Present passive
The case of 'senātūs'
genitive
Could not be restored to its previous state