Marcus Terentius Varro was born on 116 BC[1] in Rieti[2]. He died on 27 BC[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], music theorist[7], philosopher[8], and historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,795 views/month, #7,047 of 1,000,298).[10]
Topic's main category: Category:Marcus Terentius Varro[26]
Student of: Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus[27], Tyrannion of Amisus[28], Antiochus of Ascalon[29]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Otto's encyclopedia[31], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[32], BEIC Digital Library[33], Library of the World's Best Literature[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Pauly–Wissowa[40]
Things named for Marcus Terentius Varro include Varroa[46], a taxon[47].
Why It Matters
Marcus Terentius Varro has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Works attributed to him include De re rustica[50], a written work[51], founded in -0037[52] and De lingua Latina[53], a treatise[54]. Entities named for him include Varroa[46], a taxon[47].
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Where was Marcus Terentius Varro born?
Marcus Terentius Varro's place of birth was Rieti[2].
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