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Publius Quinctilius Varus
Varus receiving Germanic leaders
Born46 BC
DiedAD 9
Occupation(s)Roman general, politician

Publius Quinctilius Varus (Cremona, 46 BC – Teutoburg Forest, AD 9) 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 killed himself.

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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries. The alliance was led by Arminius, a Germanic officer of Varus's auxilia. Arminius had...

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Varus

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Publius Quinctilius Varus (46 BC–AD 9), politician and general of the Roman Empire Publius Quinctilius Varus the Younger (c. AD 1–27), son of Publius...

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Arminius

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three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed. His victory at Teutoburg Forest precipitated the...

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Germania Antiqua

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pacified by the Romans as well as being occupied by them, with Publius Quinctilius Varus being (unofficially) appointed as Germania's governor. In 12 BC...

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Publius

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Republic Publius Clodius Pulcher (c. 93 BC – 52 BC), Republican politician Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC), Roman consul Publius Quinctilius Varus (46...

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Quinctilia gens

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Calpurnius Piso. Publius Quinctilius Varus, Flamen Martialis, died in 169 BC. Publius Quinctilius Varus, praetor in 166 BC. Publius Quinctilius Varus, mentioned...

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Publius Attius Varus

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successfully landed his forces near Utica, surprising Varus' army. One of Varus' officers, Sextus Quinctilius Varus, who had been at Corfinium, appealed to Curio's...

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Kalkriese

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and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. The anti-Roman alliance was led by Arminius, an officer of Varus' auxiliary forces who had acquired...

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Quirinius

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Born into an undistinguished family, son of Publius Sulpicius Quirinus and paternal grandson of Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, from Gens Sulpicia, in the...

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4 BC

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becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. The governor of Syria, Publius Quinctilius Varus, marches down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order; around...

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AD 9

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The Roman aquilae are lost and the Roman general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus dies by suicide. Legio II Augusta, XX Valeria Victrix, and XIII...

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0s

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Dalmatia continue the Great Illyrian Revolt against Roman rule. Publius Quinctilius Varus is appointed governor of Germania, charged with organizing Germania...

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Clades Lolliana

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defeat is coupled by the historian Suetonius with the disaster of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. After capturing and crucifying...

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Legio XVII

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Castra Vetera (Xanten). In AD 5, the provinces were pacified and Publius Quinctilius Varus was assigned governor and commander of the Germania army. On September...

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Marcus Quinctilius Varus

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Marcus Quinctilius Varus was a consular tribune of the Roman Republic in 403 BC. Quinctilius belonged to the Quinctilia gens, an obscure gens of the Republic...

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Thusnelda

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serving under Publius Quinctilius Varus, switched sides to the Germans, and led a coalition of Germanic tribes that defeated the legions of Varus at the Battle...

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Tiberius

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where three Roman legions and their auxiliary cohorts, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus, had been annihilated by Germanic tribes several years before...

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Segestes

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warned the Roman governor Publius Quinctilius Varus of the impending uprising of his countrymen, but he was not believed. Varus and his three legions subsequently...

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List of Roman civil wars and revolts

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Calpurnius Piso 4 BC: Revolt of Jews in Judea – revolt suppressed by Publius Quinctilius Varus 3–6: Revolt of the Gaetuli in Mauretania – revolt suppressed by...

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Arminio

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surrounding the Germanic leader Arminius, who defeated the Romans under Publius Quinctilius Varus at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, and his wife Thusnelda...

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Legio XVIII

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and later Tiberius. In 5, the provinces were pacified. In 7, Publius Quinctilius Varus was assigned governor. On September 9, Arminius, leader of the...

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