by birth a Sicilian and quaestor of Verres during his administration of Sicily, endeavoured to obtain the conduct of the accusation of Verres, pretending to be his enemy, but in reality desiring to deprive the Sicilians of the powerful advocacy of Cicero. The speech of Cicero, entitled was delivered against this Caecilius, when the judices had to decide to which of the two the prosecution should be entrusted,