Varro
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Latin prose author
Roman general
Roman politician
Roman scholar
Roman writer
antiquarian
human
philologist
Varro was a prominent Roman scholar and writer whose works on religion, language, and antiquities profoundly influenced later understanding of Roman culture and theology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Varro canonical | 6 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose author
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Roman general ⓘ Roman politician ⓘ Roman scholar ⓘ Roman writer ⓘ antiquarian ⓘ human ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 116 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Reate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Sabine country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conflict | Civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 27 BC ⓘ |
| describedBy | Cicero as the most learned of the Romans ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Athens
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Terentius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latin linguistics
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Roman antiquities ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ agriculture ⓘ history ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | Marcus Terentius Varro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
curule aedile
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praetor ⓘ quaestor ⓘ tribune of the people ⓘ |
| influenced |
Augustine of Hippo
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ Servius NERFINISHED ⓘ later Roman grammarians ⓘ |
| influencedField |
later understanding of Roman cultural history
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later understanding of Roman theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
antiquarian research on Roman customs and institutions
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comprehensive treatment of Roman religion ⓘ systematic study of the Latin language ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPardonedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legate ⓘ |
| modernBirthRegion | Rieti, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antiquitates rerum humanarum et divinarum
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De lingua Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebdomades vel de imaginibus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rerum rusticarum libri tres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousRole | member of the quindecimviri sacris faciundis ⓘ |
| servedIn | Pompey’s forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingWork |
De lingua Latina (partially)
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Rerum rusticarum libri tres (largely complete) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | most works survive only in fragments ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book 8 (The City of God)