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Gaius Terentius Varro

300 BC - 200 BC

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Gaius Terentius Varro (fl. 218-200 BCE) 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 BCE. While holding that office, he was decisively defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Terentius Varro is the 8,388th most popular politician (down from 8,163rd in 2019), the 2,124th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,133rd in 2019) and the 537th most popular Italian Politician.

Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman scholar, writer, and politician. He is most famous for his work on agriculture, De Re Rustica.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaius Terentius Varro ranks 8,388 out of 19,576. Before him are Jaan Tõnisson, Fuad Chehab, Arnuwanda III, Yohannes I, Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine, and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Joan, Duchess of Brittany, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Rum Mehmed Pasha, George Vassiliou, Mutnedjmet, and Eugen Leviné.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Gaius Terentius Varro ranks 35. Before him are Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Hasdrubal Gisco, Bion of Smyrna, Gaius Claudius Nero, Herodas, and Gaius Laelius. After him are Marcus Minucius Rufus, Euthydemus I, Ankhwennefer, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Demetrius of Pharos, and Marcus Cornelius Cethegus. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Gaius Terentius Varro ranks 11. Before him are Mithridates III of Pontus, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Horwennefer, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, and Gaius Laelius. After him are Ankhwennefer, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Mithridates IV of Pontus, Hermogenes of Priene, Laodice III, and Gaius Cornelius Cethegus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Terentius Varro ranks 2,124 out of 5,161. Before him are Eugenio Barba (1936), Catherine of Genoa (1447), Agostino di Duccio (1418), Luciano Leggio (1925), Nicola Salvi (1697), and Piero del Pollaiolo (1443). After him are Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (1964), Pietro I Orseolo (928), Sabinus Julianus (300), Cangrande I della Scala (1291), Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440), and Hermocrates (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gaius Terentius Varro ranks 537. Before him are Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587), Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Achille Varzi (1904), Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1413), and Margaret of Durazzo (1347). After him are Sabinus Julianus (300), Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440), Titus Lartius (-600), Cicero Minor (-65), Princess Yolanda of Savoy (1901), and Enrico Mattei (1906).

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