VARUS

(Publius Quinctilius Varus)vârˈəs, d. a.d. 9, Roman general. In 13 b.c. he was consul with Tiberius Claudius Nero (later emperor as Tiberius) and later was governor of Syria. Although unsuited for the position, he was appointed governor of Germany by Augustus. In a.d. 9, to suppress an uprising, he led three legions across the Rhine into the Teutoburg Forest, where they were massacred by the troops of Arminius. Varus himself committed suicide. This defeat was a major catastrophe for the Romans. It is said that afterward Augustus would start up from sleep, crying, "Varus, Varus, bring me back my legions!"

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A Commentary on Horace: Odes, Book 1
Book by R. G. M. Nisbet, Margaret Hubbard; Oxford University, 1989
Subjects: Horace--Carmina--Liber 1--English & Latin, Laudatory Poetry, Latin--History And Criticism, Rome (Italy)--In Literature
...rather than the vine on your estate at Tibur, Varus. 3-6. Wine relieves anxiety and hardship...like self-love, pride, and indiscretion . The Varus of this ode is described as Varus, Quintilius by the superscriptions of one family...
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The Great Battles of Antiquity: A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Great Battles That Shaped the Development of War
Book by Richard A. Gabriel, Donald W. Boose Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Battles, Military History, Ancient, Strategy
...It was, in short, a perfect place for an ambush. As Varus began his march, Segestes became aware of Arminiuss plot and warned Varus. He urged that Arminius be placed in chains. Varus, thinking this was just the result of the standing family...
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The Augustan Aristocracy
Book by Ronald Syme; Clarendon Press, 1986
Subjects: Nobility--Rome, Rome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D
...Sceptic philosopher, 365 . Quinctilia, sister of Varus, wife of Cornelius Dolabella, 316 . Quinctilia, sister of Varus, wife of L. Nonius Asprenas, 57 , 315 , 331 . Quinctilia, sister of Varus, wife of Sex. Appuleius 316 ff. cos. 29 . Quinctilii...
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The Development of Virgil's Art
Book by Henry W. Prescott; The University of Chicago Press, 1927
Subjects: Virgil, Virgil--Criticism And Interpretation
logue, dedicated in the prologue to a Varus. This prologue indicates that the Varus addressed had won some distinction in military service...and Virgil, in his procemium, declines to record Varus achievements in an epic naturally demanded by such...
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Women's History and Ancient History
Book by Sarah B. Pomeroy; University of North Carolina Press, 1991
Subjects: Women--Greece--History, Women--History--To 500, Women--Rome--History
...enough for a descendant, M. Plancius Varus, to rise successfully in Romes imperial...only slightly younger than M. Plancius Varus, but he was more eminent, reaching a...Plancia Magnas generation. M. Plancius Varus grandson C. Iulius Plancius Varus Cornutus...
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Taxo's Martyrdom and the Role of the Nuntius in the Testament of Moses: Implications for Understanding the Role of Other Intermediary Figures
Journal article by Kenneth Atkinson; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 125, 2006
Subjects: Christianity, Guidelines, Jews, Nonfiction, Scholarships & fellowships
...attack on the Jews under P. Quinctilius Varus in 4 B.C.E. that took place after...and plundered the temple treasury. When Varus heard of these events, he left Antioch...historical and literary grounds to identifying Varus with the "king of the West," the evidence...
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Back to the Future with Asymmetric Warfare
Journal article by Vincent J. Goulding Jr.; Parameters, Vol. 30, 2000
Subjects: Chechnya, Russia--Military aspects, Maneuver warfare--Analysis, Military policy--Analysis, Military strategy--Analysis
...the Roman legate Publius Quinctilius Varus led his XVII, XVIII, and XIX Legions...superior" force and must also have known that Varus had at his disposal three legions of infantry...his future battlefield. For his part, Varus was an easy mark. More interested in plundering...
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Femoral Bifurcation Associated with Tibial Aplasia: about 3 Cases
Journal article by M. A. Fiogbe, G. M. Hounnou, A. S. Gbenou, O. Biaou, R. Sossou, A. Laleye, A. Koura, K. A. Agossou-Voyeme; Genetic Counseling, Vol. 21, 2010
...medial malleolus. The right foot was a varus equinus position, Manes type 2 (10...thigh. The legs were slim with bilateral varus equinus clubfoot Manes type 3 (10...congenital pseudarthrosis of the fibula and varus equinus clubfoot type 3 of Manes (10...
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Appendix 1: Printed Text for Student of Greek, 1471-1529
Journal article by Paul Botley; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 100, 2010
Subjects: Grammar, Libraries, Printers
...De Encliticis. Sententiae monostichi ex varus poetis. Venice: A. Manutius, sine mense...Dc encliticis. Sententiae monostichi ex varus poetis. Alcala: A. Biocar, April 10...RTTHATAIER. SENTENTIAE MONOSI iCHI EX VARUS POEEIS. Vienna: J. Singreiiius, November...
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Catullus and Horace on Roman Women Poets
Journal article by Judith P. Hallett; Antichthon, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Children & youth, Competition, Poetry, Poets, Women
...assigned to female speakers. These women speakers include Varus love interest (whom Catullus calls a scortillum, little gold...including female voices: 10, on Catullus the poet/speaker and Varus scortillum; 45 on Acme and Septimius.43 I would also contend...
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The Battle That Saved the West: Arminius ("Hermann the Liberator") and His German Warriors Crushed Three Roman Legions in the Teutoburg Forest-And in So Doing Redirected the Course of History
Magazine article by John Eidsmoe; The New American, Vol. 25, September 28, 2009
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization, Arminius, Battle of Teutoburger Wald, 9, Tribal leaders
...legions, commanded by General Publius Quintilius Varus, advanced across the Rhine into Anglo-Saxon territory...Emperor Augustus had appointed Publius Quintilius Varus governor of Rhineland. Varus was a patrician aristocrat and a skilled diplomat...
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A Moral Issue
Magazine article by Peter Davey; The Architectural Review, Vol. 203, April 1998
Subjects: Architects--Practice, Architectural practice--Analysis, Architecture and society--Analysis
...world at the left bank of the Rhine after Publius Quintilius Varus fell on his sword when he lost no less than three legions in...72. 4 Simon Schama retells Tacitus story of Arminius and Varus most perceptively in Landscape and Memory, HarperCollins...
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Battle Lines: Creating a Memorial to a Battle of Mythical Importance with No Obvious Surface Traces Necessitated Architectural Imagination of Great Sensitivity Which Has Overlaid Past with Present, Place with Narrative, Time with Space
Magazine article by Peter Davey; The Architectural Review, Vol. 212, July 2002
Subjects: Architectural firms--Contracts, Monuments--Design and construction, War memorials--Design and construction
...changed the world. In AD 9, the Roman general Publius Quintilius Varus lost three legions and six supporting regiments of auxiliaries...deepen our understanding of the battle between the armies of Varus and Arminius, what it meant to its participants, and what...
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A Song for Hitler
Magazine article by Nigel Jones; History Today, Vol. 57, October 2007
Subjects: Campaign songs--Social aspects, Communism--Germany, Communism--Social aspects, Die fahne hoch (Sound recording)--Social aspects, German propaganda--Social aspects, Goebbels, Joseph--Social aspects, National socialism--Social aspects, National socialists--Appreciation, National socialists--Military aspects, National socialists--Social aspects, Political ballads and songs--Social aspects, Political songs--Social aspects, Politicians--Social aspects, Propaganda, German--Social aspects, Wessel, Horst--Appreciation, Wessel, Horst--Military aspects, Wessel, Horst--Social aspects
...Forest in AD 9 when Teutonic tribes under Arminius had surrounded and annihilated a Roman legion led by Publius Quinctilius Varus, ending any attempt by Rome to penetrate Germany. Horst Wessel, the Nazis seemed to be saying, was not only the Christ...
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Friends, Romans or Countrymen? Barbarians in the Empire
Magazine article by Stephen Williams, Gerard Friell; History Today, Vol. 44, July 1994
Subjects: Barbarian invasions of Rome--History, Germanic tribes--History, Rome (Ancient)--History, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. (Empire)
...surely time to free ourselves from this Punch and Judy approach. In the early first century, following the disastrous defeat of Varus three legions in the German forests by Arminius the chief of the Cherusci, Augustus abandoned the earlier ambition of conquering...
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newspaper articles on: Varus  - 12 results

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TEN OF THE GREATEST; LIVE FOR LISTS; Battlefield Tactics
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 25, 2010
Subjects: Military history--Military aspects, Military tactics--Military aspects, Tactics--Military aspects
...world. 1 SURPRISE ATTACK: TEUTOBURG FOREST, 9AD In 9AD, Varus, the Roman governor of Germania, was lured into an ambush...a Romanised German and o cer of an auxiliary cavalry unit. Varus led three legions through the Teutoburg Forest to suppress a...
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Who's the Biggest Who? ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 22, 2005
...in AD 9 when German chief Arminius lured the legions under Roman General Varus into a trap in the Teutoburg Forest. All 50,000 Romans were killed or enslaved and Varus committed suicide. In 451, Flavius Aetius, military commander of the western...
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BESPOKE FITNESS; Our Shapes and Abilities Differ, So Why Stick to Standard Workouts When You Can Get Better Results with Tailor-Made Regimes and Gear?
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 17, 2010
Subjects: Exercise
...better leg alignment. You are then fitted with an appropriate shoe. Each has a swappable insole, which addresses height, a Varus Wedge which corrects your foot position and separate inserts for heel and forefoot cushioning and support. Worth the expense...
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From the Master of What-Ifs
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 21, 2010
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf
...battle that pits three Roman legions against Teutonic barbarians in a thrilling novel of ancient Rome. Publius Quinctilius Varus, a Roman politician, and Arminius, a prince of the Cherusci who serves in the Roman army, stand on opposite sides of what...
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Hail Boris! He Writes like an Excited Schoolboy - but That's Whatmakes Johnson's History of Rome So Spiffing
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 5, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews
...000 Romans by German tribesmen under the turncoat Arminius in AD9. No one knows the exact moment when Publius Quinctilius Varus realised what a colossal idiot he had been, reads the very first sentence, but when the barbarians on either side of him started...
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encyclopedia articles on: Varus  - 5 results

 
 
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Varus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VARUS (Publius Quinctilius Varus)var s, d. a.d. 9, Roman general. In 13 b.c. he was consul...Teutoburg Forest, where they were massacred by the troops of Arminius . Varus himself committed suicide. This defeat was a major catastrophe for...
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Arminius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...secretly gathered a great allied force and ambushed Publius Quintilius Varus in the Teutoburg Forest in a.d. 9. In the ensuing battle Varus army was utterly destroyed, and Varus, in disgrace, committed suicide. So great was the shock in Rome...
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Legion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...archers (e.g., the defeat of Marcus Lucinius Crassus at Carrhae) and to guerrilla fighters (e.g., the famous defeat of Varus by the Germans). With the Germanic invasions the legion proved unable to match the barbarian horsemen, rendering it obsolete...
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Augustus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...German territory between the Rhine and the Weser (or the Elbe). This led to a rebellion in a.d. 9 by Arminius in which Varus was defeated. This was the only real reverse Augustus suffered. Reforms and Policies Augustuss reforms, which were far...
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Teutoburg Forest
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...commemorating the victory (a.d. 9) of the Germans under Arminius (or Hermann, in modern German) over the Roman legions under Varus. The war (late 8th cent.) between Charlemagne and the Saxon Widukind took place in this region...


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