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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 26249901, member: 92212&quot;]&quot;Publius Quinctilius Varus&quot; was not directly related to &quot;Marcus Plancius Varus&quot;.</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>

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