Suicide and Art Collection

Verres Verres is the governor of Sicily. He was well known for his corrupted and awful nature. He brings false charges and death to those who oppose him. The victim of his crimes is Sthenius took advantage of Sthenius’s kindness and robbed Sthenius of all of his prized possesions and Verres also had the nerve to ask for more after all of that.
Verres was notorious for being a horrible governor. “Verres is obviously corrupt. He abuses hospitality. He steals. He brings false charges. He plots judicial murder.” (18). Almost everyone knew of these things. He is called “ the Blood on His Snout” (15). Sthenius was one of those to fall victim of Verres. Sthenius was asked , by Verres, to give Verres a room and let him see Sthenius’s art collection. Verres did not come alone he brought his lictors, Sextius and his bodyguards, with him. After arriving at Sthenius’s home Verrees immediately demanded to see Sthenius’s art collection. Sthenius suspected nothing until hearing a strange noise coming from the courtyard. Sthenius was then notified by his steward that a wagon was outside and Verres’s lictors were packing his prized art collection into it. After the third day under Sthenius’s roof, Verres asked Sthenius if he could remove the statues from the town square to his private residence. Sthenius then refused Verres of his request. After that Verres left and sent a summon for trial on charge of forgery from Agathinus, one of Sthenius’s enemies. Not knowing what to do Sthenius fled to Cicero hoping to get Cicero to defend him in trial. Cicero had not fully accepted Sthenius’s request before Verres had another summon for trial on spying against Sthenius. Cicero had managed to get Verres father to send Verres a letter asking him to stop the charges against Sthenius. Sadly the letter did not work and Verres found Sthenius guilty and sentenced him to be crucified. Cicero had no other ideas for Sthenius other than to commit suicide or to approach the tribunes. Neither