Publius Quinctilius Varus

Publius Quinctilius Varus
Varus receiving Germanic leaders
Born46 BC
DiedAD 9
Occupation(s)Roman general, politician

Publius Quinctilius Varus (Cremona, 46 BC – near Kalkriese, AD 9) was a Roman general and politician under the first Roman emperor Augustus. Varus is generally remembered for having lost three Roman legions when ambushed by Germanic tribes led by Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, whereupon he killed himself.


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