PUBLIUS QUINCTILIUS VARUS: The Man Who Lost Three Roman Legions in the Teutoburg Disaster

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Biography of Roman commander Publius Quinctilius Varus, who was duped into an ambush that wiped out three legions. Examines his earlier career reveals that Varus, who had married into the Imperial family, was an experienced and competent, if harsh and ruthless, governor and general. He had served in Africa and put down rebellions in Syria and Judaea before being posted to Germany and perished in the Teutoburg battle in AD 9. This reappraisal of Varus revisits the ancient sources and examines the most recent archaeological evidence to offer a new analysis of this significant battle.