of Syracuse, whose wife Pippa was one of the mistresses of Verres, is frequently mentioned by Cicero in the Verrine Orations. (2.14, 5.12, 31.) He assisted Verres in robbing the Syracusans (2.21), and obtained the farming of the tithes of the Herbitenses for the purpose of plundering them. (3.33.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890