Gaius Terentius Varro
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Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and military commander best known for co-leading the Roman forces that suffered a devastating defeat to Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman politician → consul of the Roman Republic → human → |
| activeIn |
3rd century BC
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| associatedWithLocation |
Cannae
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| associatedWithPeople |
Hannibal Barca
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Lucius Aemilius Paullus → |
| battleOutcome |
catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae
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| blamedFor |
Roman defeat at Cannae by some ancient sources
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| campaignObjective |
to relieve the siege of Roman allies in Apulia and confront Hannibal
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| coConsul |
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
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| commandStructure |
alternating command with Lucius Aemilius Paullus at Cannae
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| consulshipYear |
216 BC
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Republic
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| deathDate |
after 216 BC (exact date unknown)
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| deathPlace |
Roman Republic (uncertain specific location)
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| era |
Roman Republic
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| familyBackground |
novus homo
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| governedTerritory |
unspecified Roman province as praetor (attested but unclear)
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| historicalSource |
Livy
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Polybius → |
| knownFor |
co-commanding Roman forces at the Battle of Cannae
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defeat at the Battle of Cannae → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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| legacy |
example of Roman resilience after military disaster
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frequent subject of military-historical analysis of Cannae → |
| militaryConflict |
Second Punic War
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| militaryEngagement |
Battle of Cannae
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| militaryRank |
commander of consular army
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| notableWork |
command of Roman army at the Battle of Cannae
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| officeType |
plebeian consul
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| opponent |
Hannibal Barca
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| politicalAlignment |
representative of plebeian interests
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| positionHeld |
aedile
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consul of the Roman Republic → praetor → quaestor → |
| praisedFor |
returning to Rome after Cannae and continuing public service
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| receivedHonor |
thanks of the Roman Senate after Cannae for not despairing of the republic
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| RomanTribe |
Terentia gens (plebeian family)
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| socialClass |
plebeian
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| supportedPoliticalFaction |
popularis tendency
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| tacticalApproachAtCannae |
aggressive direct engagement with Hannibal’s forces
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Cannae
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commander |
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Second Punic War
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hasCommander |
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Hannibal
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opponent |