Publius Quinctilius Varus

Name: Publius Quinctilius Varus
Brand: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
SKU: 9781399088367
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The Man Who Lost Three Legions in the Teutoburg Disaster

Автор: Joanne Ball

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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Издание 30. 09. 2026

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Publius Quinctilius Varus is famous as the incompetent commander duped into an ambush that wiped out...

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Автор

Joanne Ball

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2026

страници

224

EAN

9781399088367

Enbook ID

52452689

Издател

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Размери

156 x 234

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Publius Quinctilius Varus is famous as the incompetent commander duped into an ambush that wiped out three legions in one of the most humiliating defeats in Roman history. Yet this is the first full length biography of the man. Dr Joanne Ball revisits the ancient sources alongside the most recent archaeological evidence from the Teutoburg battlefield in Germany, where she has been personally involved in excavations. The result is a fresh, detailed new analysis of this significant battle and a reappraisal of the Roman commander. Examination of 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. Dr Ball sets his German command in the context of wider events, explaining the weakness of the Roman position there and the necessary reliance on auxiliary forces. Although Varus was clearly fooled by Arminius, the former Roman auxiliary who masterminded the Teutoburg battle in AD 9, she questions the extent of Varus’ culpability and asks whether he was scapegoated by Roman historians to deflect blame away from the Emperor.

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