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''' Publius Quinctilius Varus''' was a Roman general and governor of Syria. | ''' Publius Quinctilius Varus''' was a Roman general and governor of Syria. | ||
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Publius Quinctilius Varus was an influential Roman politician and general at the time of Emperor [[Augustus]]. | 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. | 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. | ||
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== | ==Varus in ancient sources== | ||
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==Varus in Fiction== | ==Varus in Fiction== | ||
Fictional works focus on Varus' defeat in German, rather than on his deeds in Syria. | |||
==Related categories== | ==Related categories== | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 8 October 2010
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.
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.
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
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
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