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] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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