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''' Publius Quinctilius Varus''' was a Roman general and governor of Syria.
 
==Overview==
 
Publius Quinctilius Varus was an influential Roman politician and general at the time of Emperor [[Augustus]]. Although his father had supported Brutus against Julius Caesar, Varus sided with [[Augustus]], becoming a close friend of his and [[Tiberius]]'.
 
In 8-7 BCE Varus was appointed Governor of Africa (modern Tunisia). In 7 BCE he arrived as Governor in Syria, where
he became known for his harsh rule. He supported [[Herod the Great]]'s accusation against [[Antipater II]] and had him executed.
 
At the death of [[Herod the Great]] in 4 BCE there were riots in the land of Israel led by [[Judas the Galilean]], [[Simon of Perea]], and [[Athronges]]. Varus intervened and mercilessly suppressed any rebellion, destroying the Galilean  capitol [[Sepphoris]] and the city of Emmaus. Josephus, who compared Varus' invasion to [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]]' and [[Pompey]]'s, says that on that occasion Varus crucified more than 2,000 rebels. His cruelty created lasting popular resentment.
 
Varus came back to Rome and was then appointed governor of Germania. In 9 CE, in a failed attempt to subdue some German tribes, he suffered a devastating defeat in the battle of the Teutoburg Forest and committed suicide.
 
==Varus in Scholarship==
 
==Varus in Fiction==
Fictional works focus on Varus' defeat in German, rather than on his deeds in Syria.
 
==Related categories==
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varus Wikipedia] -- [http://www.livius.org/q/quinctilius/varus.html Livius.org]
 




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