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Gaius Terentius Varro


Gaius Terentius Varro (/ˈvær/; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Roman consul and commander. Along with his colleague, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, he commanded at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, against the Carthaginian general Hannibal. The battle resulted in a decisive Roman defeat.

Varro had been a praetor in 218 BC. He served as a proconsul in Picenum during 215–213 BC, In 208–207 BC, he served as a propraetor, in which capacity he held Etruria. In 200 BC, he went to Africa as ambassador.



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