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Gaius Terentius Varro

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Roman consul 216 BC

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Gaius Terentius Varro 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.

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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Died 200 BC
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