He was advocate also for Sthenius, a Sicilian, who was accused before the Tribunes by Verres.

We shall hear of Sthenius again among the victims in Sicily.

The special charge in this case was that, having been condemned by Verres as Praetor in Sicily, he had run away to Rome, which was illegal.

He was, however, acquitted.

Of these speeches we have only some short fragments, which have been quoted by authors whose works have come down to us, such as Quintilian; by which we know, at any rate, that Cicero's writings had been so far carefully preserved, and that they were commonly read in those days.