Marcus Plancius Varus was an Anatolian Roman noble who lived in the 1st century in the Roman Empire. His paternal ancestors were originally from Latium in Central Italy. They had immigrated to Anatoli
Coin struck under Varus, showing the profile of Emperor Vespasian, and the inscription "Marcus Plancius Varus Proconsul" in Greek
Histories is a Roman historical chronicle by Tacitus. Written c. 100–110, its complete form covered c. 69–96, a period which includes the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, as well
First page of the Histories in its first printed edition