Varro
Varro, [Fr. Varron,] (Marcus Terentius,) a celebrated
Latin author, styled
" the most learned of the
Romans," was born in 116 B.C., probably in Rome. He
was a pupil of L. MYnm Stilo and of Antiochus of Ascalon,
an Academic philosopher. He became an intimate
friend of Cicero. About the year 67 B.C. he had a high
command under Pompey in the war again...
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Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC – 27 BC), also known as Varro
Reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary
Varro Atacinus, was a Roman scholar and writer.
Biography -
Varro was born in or near Reate (now Rieti) to a family
thought to be of equestrian rank, and always remained close to
his roots in the area, owning a large farm in ...
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M. Terentius Varro Reatīnus, a celebrated writer, whose vast and varied erudition in almost every department of
literature earned for him the title of the "most learned of the Romans" (Quint.x. i. 95; Dionys. ii. 21; C. D. vi.
2). He was born at Reaté B.C. 116, and was trained under L. Aelius Stilo Praeconinus, and afterwards by Antiochus,
a phi...
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