Varus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Vārus, i, m.,

I a surname , esp. in the gens Quintilia; e. g. P. Quintilius Varus, defeated by Arminius , Vell. 2, 117; Suet. Aug. 23; id. Tib. 17; Tac. A. 1, 3; 1, 43; 1, 55; 1, 60 al.

II —Hence, Vārĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Varus , Varian : clades, Suet. Aug. 23; 49; id. Tib. 17; 18; id. Calig. 3; 31.

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