Publius Quinctilius Varus
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Publius Quinctilius Varus was a Roman general and politician. Serving under Augustus, the founder of the Roman Empire, he is generally remembered for having lost three Roman legions in the Battle of t
Varus (left, sitting down), engraving from 1714
As Lugdunum I (RIC 230), countermarked "VAR" (Varus)
Lithograph by Swiss painter Martin Disteli depicting Varus falling on his sword during the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, 1830s
Publius Quinctilius Varus Minor was a Roman senator.
Publius Quinctilius Varus
…grand-niece of Augustus. His marriage to Pulchra suggests that Varus still enjoyed political favor at this time. Pulchra bore Varus a son, also named Publius Quinctilius Varus. Despite his father's political allegiances, Varus became a supporter of Julius Caesar's heir, Augustus. Varus accompanied Augustus on a three-year…
Quinctilius Varus from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum