Marcus Terentius Varro
116 BCE – 27 BCE · aged 89
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC)
- Born
- 116 BCE · Rieti
- Died
- 27 BCE · Rome
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- 116 BCEBornBorn in Rieti
- 27 BCEDiedDied in Rome
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- 27 BCE – 395 CERoman Empire
Biography
Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC) was a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome's greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as "the third great light of Rome" (after Virgil and Cicero). He is sometimes called Varro Reatinus ("Varro of Rieti") to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus ("Varro of Atax").
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