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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 26249901, member: 92212"]"Publius Quinctilius Varus" was not directly related to "Marcus Plancius Varus".</p><p><br /></p><p>From a Google web search:</p><ul> <li>Publius Quinctilius Varus belonged to the <i>gens Quinctilia</i>, a Roman family known for several politicians and military figures. He was the Roman general and governor famously known for his defeat at Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.</li> <li>Marcus Plancius Varus belonged to the <i>gens Plancia</i>. His family were prominent citizens and patrons in Perga, Asia Minor, and had a mercantile background before rising to prominence in Roman politics. He married into the Herodian dynasty through his wife, Julia.</li> </ul><p>Here is the Wikipedia article on the Varus mentioned on your nice recent acquisition:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Plancius_Varus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Plancius_Varus" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Plancius_Varus</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 26249901, member: 92212"]"Publius Quinctilius Varus" was not directly related to "Marcus Plancius Varus". From a Google web search: [LIST] [*]Publius Quinctilius Varus belonged to the [I]gens Quinctilia[/I], a Roman family known for several politicians and military figures. He was the Roman general and governor famously known for his defeat at Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. [*]Marcus Plancius Varus belonged to the [I]gens Plancia[/I]. His family were prominent citizens and patrons in Perga, Asia Minor, and had a mercantile background before rising to prominence in Roman politics. He married into the Herodian dynasty through his wife, Julia. [/LIST] Here is the Wikipedia article on the Varus mentioned on your nice recent acquisition: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Plancius_Varus[/URL][/QUOTE]
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