Gaius Verres was the kind of Roman governor who made corruption look like an art form, bleeding Sicilia dry of grain, treasures, and dignity. When the Sicilians finally had enough, they marched to Rome and enlisted a young Cicero, whose blistering Verrine Orations drove Verres into exile before the trial even finished. What followed for Sicilia was a whirlwind of pirates, civil wars, and power struggles.