Gaius Terentius Varro

Gaius Terentius Varro
Roman Consul
Preceded byGnaeus Servilius Geminus and Marcus Atilius Regulus (suffect)
Succeeded byTiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Lucius Postumius Albinus
In office
216 – 215 BC
Personal details
NationalityRoman
Military service
AllegianceRoman Republic
Battles/warsSecond Punic War

Gaius Terentius Varro (fl. 218-200 BC) was a Roman politician and general active during the Second Punic War. A plebeian son of a butcher, he was a populist politician who was elected consul for the year 216 BC. While holding that office, he was decisively defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae.


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