Publius Quinctilius Varus
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Born | Cremona |
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Italy | |
Died | Teutoburg Forest |
Augustdorf | |
Germany | |
Spouse | Claudia Pulchra |
Parents | Sextus Quinctilius Varus |
Children | Publius Quinctilius Varus the Younger |
Grandparents | Sextus Quinctilius Varus |
Current partner | Vipsania |
Grandchildren | Quinctilia |
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ID | 1369915 |
Publius Quinctilius Varus Life story
Publius Quinctilius Varus was a Roman general and politician under the first Roman emperor Augustus. Varus is generally remembered for having lost three Roman legions when ambushed by Germanic tribes led by Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, whereupon he took his own life.