Tam eruditus erat, ut caesar pompeio victo, cum eum cuperet praestantibus officiis conciliare, primae publicae bibliothecae praeficeret. Marcus terentius varro marcus terentius varro116 27 b. Life marcus terentius varros mahrkuhs tuhrehnsheeuhsvaroh political career took him to the praetorship. Marcus terentius varro, on agriculture with an english translation by william davis hooper. Publication date 1938 topics latin language publisher london. He was a man of immense learning and a prolific author. Terentius, 116 27 bce, of reate, renowned for his vast learning, was an antiquarian, historian, philologist, student of science, agriculturist, and poet. On agriculture marcus terentius varro on agriculture book i. Varro, whose long life 11627 bce spanned most of the final century of the roman repub lic, fundamentally. Marcus terentius varro classics oxford bibliographies.
He was a republican who was reconciled to julius caesar and was marked out by him to supervise an intended national library. Marcus terentius varro lucullus simple english wikipedia. Marcus terentius varro wikipedia republished wiki 2. Terentius varro, scriptor, vir equestris ordinis 116 a. Varro, marcus terentius article about varro, marcus. Posts about marcus terentius varro written by gregorystackpole. Marcus terentius varro used as a noun is very rare. Here he imbibed in his earlier years a good measure of the hardy simplicity and strong seriousness which the later romans attributed to the men of the early republiccharacteristics which were supposed to linger in the sabine land after they had fled from the rest of italy. Varro was born at reate in the sabine country into a family of some means. This resource is very relevant to your query score. Marcus terentius varro a harom konyvbol allo munka felepitese egyszeru es vilagos. Over the course of his long life, which spanned several of the major events of the late republic and the birth of the empire, his career brought him to the fore of politics, military service, and most significantly scholarship. Varro was born in or near reate now rieti to a family.
Marcus terentius varro, born 116 bc, probably reate, italydied 27 bc, romes greatest scholar and a satirist of stature, best known for his saturae menippeae menippean satires. The long and remarkable life of marcus terentius varro b. Had i possessed the leisure, fundania, 1 i should write in a more serviceable form what now i must set forth as i can, reflecting that i must hasten. Marcus terentius varro 116 bc 27 bc was a roman scholar and philosopher. Terentius varros antiquitates rerum divinarum, a systematic account of the priests who managed the religious aspects of roman communal life, the places, the times, the forms, and the objects of cult. Resources by 72 resources about 90 resources by marcus terentius varro 72 concordantia varroniana curavit marcello salvadore salvadore, marcello book. He studied under the philogist lucius aelius stilo and the philosopher antiochus. Marcus terentius varro was a great roman scholar, with academic achievements in many fields. It was a particularly malign deity who permitted the loss of m. Varro was born in or near reate now rieti to a family thought to be of equestrian. Sprache des marcus terentius varro 11627 10 luckenhaft erhalten bringt v. Of equestrian birth and rank, varro was a supporter of pompey in the civil wars at the fall of the republic, and even served as a legate at the battle of pharsalus. Marcus terentius varro 1911 encyclopedia britannica bible. Antiquitates rerum humanarum et divinarum work by varro.
Under the second triumvirate varro was outlawed by mark antony, and his books were burned, but his property was later restored by augustus. Marcus terentius varro wikisource, the free online library. Read the fulltext online edition of marcus porcius cato, on agriculture. Known as the most erudite man and the most prolific writer of his times, varro is estimated to have written about 620 volumes. Marcus terentius varro was one of ancient romes greatest scholars and a prolific author. Cibus eorum debet esse interdius separatim unius cuiusque gregis, vespertinus in cena, qui sunt sub uno magistro, communis. Inspired by a deep patriotism, he intended his work, by its moral and educational quality, to. Reate in sabinis natus, romae anno 27 mortuus, pompeium usque ad cladem apud pharsalum acceptam secutus est. Roman religion as an image of truth, classical philology 105 2010, 16288. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material. Marcus terentius varro marcus terentius varro 116 v.
Here he imbibed in his earlier years a good measure of the hardy simplicity and strong seriousness which the later romans attributed to the men of the early republic characteristics which were supposed to linger in the sabine land after they had fled from the rest of italy. He is sometimes called varro reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary varro atacinus. Marcus terentius varro noun the noun marcus terentius varro has 1 sense 1. Discover book depositorys huge selection of marcus terentius varro books online. With introduction, commentary, and excursus by lloyd storrbest.
The real merit of varro s book is that it is the well digested system of an experienced and successful farmer who has seen and practised all that he records. Marcus terentius varro, romes greatest scholar and a satirist of stature, best known for his saturae menippeae menippean satires. Marcus terentius varro project gutenberg selfpublishing. He is believed to have written more than 600 volumes, but of these only three. He followed the cause of pompey the great in the civil war with julius caesar. Marcus terentius varro is the author of on the latin language, volume ii 4. The authority from which virgil drew the practical farming lore, for which he has been extolled in all ages, was varro.
Varro, marcus terentius people and organisations trove. Marcus terentius varro 116 bc 27 bc was an ancient roman scholar and writer. He is sometimes called varro reatinus latin pronunciation. Other articles where antiquitates rerum humanarum et divinarum is discussed. Mellon foundation contributor pratt university of toronto language english. Marcus terentius varro wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Portrait of baker terentius neo and his wife duration. For others named terentius varro, see varro cognomen. As proconsul of macedonia in 72 bc, he defeated the bessi in thrace and advanced to the danube and the west coast of the black sea. A wikipedia article about this author is available varro, marcus terentius, contrib les agronomes latins. Roman farm management by marcus terentius varro, marcus. Media in category marcus terentius varro the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Inspired by a deep patriotism, he intended his work, by its moral and educational quality, to further roman greatness.
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