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''' Publius Quinctilius Varus''' was a Roman general and governor of Syria.
*DICTIONARY: see [[Varus]]
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Varus (sources)]]


==Overview==
Publius Quinctilius Varus was an influential Roman politician and general at the time of Emperor [[Augustus]].


When governor in Syria, Varus was known for his harsh rule. In 4 BCE he mercilessly suppressed a rebellion following the death of [[Herod the Great]], destroying the Galilean  capitol of [[Sepphoris]]. 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.
This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the character of the Roman Governor of Syria, [[Varus]].  


After serving as governor in Africa and Syria, 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 ancient sources==
[[Category:Categories]]
 
====Josephus, Jewish War====
War 1.617-640; 2.16-54, 66-83.
 
====Josephus, Jewish Antiquities====
Ant  17.89-93, 118-133, 221-228, 250-268, 286-303.
 
====Josephus, Against Apion====
Ap I 34 -- ''...Antiochus Epiphanes made an invasion upon our country, as also Pompey the Great and Quintilius Varo did...''
 
====Tacitus, Annals====
Annals 1.3, 55, 57, 60-61.
 
====Velleius Paterculus, Roman History ====
2.117-120.
 
====Cassius Dio, Roman History====
56.18-23.
 
====Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars====
Augustus 23.
 
==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]
 
[[Category:Subjects]]
[[Category:People]]

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