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Varus, Publius Quintilius

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Roman consul, appointed by Augustus governor of Germany; being attacked by Arminius and overpowered with loss of three Roman legions under his command, he committed suicide; when the news of the disaster reached Rome Augustus was overwhelmed with grief, and in a paroxysm of despair called upon the dead man to restore him his legions.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Varus, Publius Quintilius'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/varus-publius-quintilius.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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