Marcus Terentius Varro (Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs tɛˈrɛntiʊs ˈu̯arroː]; 116–27 BC) was a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome's greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as "the third great light of Rome" (after Vergil and Cicero). He is sometimes called Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus

Marcus Terentius Varro (* 116 v. Chr. in Reate im Sabinerland, heute Rieti; † 27 v. Chr.) war der bedeutendste römische Polyhistor.Zur Unterscheidung von dem Dichter Publius Terentius Varro wird er oft nach seiner Herkunft als „Reatinus“ bezeichnet. Sein außerordentlich umfangreiches Werk war für die nachfolgenden Generationen eine Fundgrube kulturhistorischer Kenntnisse …

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (* 64 v. Chr. oder 63 v. Chr. in Arpinum oder in Dalmatien; † 12 v. Chr. in Kampanien) war ein römischer Feldherr und Politiker, Freund und Schwiegersohn des Augustus sowie Vorfahr der Kaiser Caligula und Nero …

De agri cultura (Latin pronunciation: [deː ˈaɡriː kʊlˈtuːraː]; On Farming or On Agriculture), written by Cato the Elder, is the oldest surviving work of Latin prose. Alexander Hugh McDonald, in his article for the Oxford Classical Dictionary, dated this essay's composition to about 160 BC and noted that "for all of its lack of form, its details of old custom and superstition, and its ...

Varron (Marcus Terentius Varro) est un écrivain, savant et magistrat romain de condition équestre, né à Reate (auj. Rieti), en Sabine, en 116 av. J.-C. et mort en 27 av. J.-C..Ses écrits, dont l'essentiel ne nous est pas parvenu, apportent quelques éclairages sur l'étymologie des mots latins et l'organisation des connaissances à Rome à la fin de la République.

The Battle of Ilerda took place in June 49 BC between the forces of Julius Caesar and the Spanish army of Pompey Magnus, led by his legates Lucius Afranius and Marcus Petreius. Unlike many of the other battles of the civil war, this was more a campaign of manoeuvre than actual fighting. It allowed Caesar to eliminate the threat of Pompey’s forces in Spain and face Pompey …

Publius Appuleius, Salvius, Marcus Servilius, Publius Servilius Casca, Marcus Terentius Varro Gibba und Publius Titius sind die letzten Volkstribune der Römischen Republik. Marcus Antonius zugeschriebene Büste (Zeichnung des 19. Jahrhunderts) Cicero hält die orationes philippicae (Philippische Reden) gegen Marcus Antonius, die letzte am 21 ...

Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (/ ˌ k ɒ l j ə ˈ m ɛ l ə /; Arabic: Yunius,: 12 4 – c. 70 AD) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.. His De re rustica in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites.

Origin. The first of the Mucii to appear in history is Gaius Mucius Scaevola, a young man at the inception of the Roman Republic.According to legend, he volunteered to infiltrate the camp of Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, who besieged Rome c. 508 BC, and who may in fact have captured and held the city for some time. Mucius, armed with a dagger, attempted to assassinate …

Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus - consul; Luscius Lanuvinus - poet; Marcus Lurius - admiral; Quintus Lusius Quietus - suffect consul; Luxorius - writer and poet; Lygdamus - poet; M. Gaius Licinius Macer - annalist and praetor; Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus - orator and poet; Aemilius Macer - poet; Titus Fulvius Junius Macrianus - emperor; Marcus ...