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Marcus Terentius Varro

116 BC - 27 BC

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Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC) was a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome's greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as "the third great light of Rome" (after Virgil and Cicero). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcus Terentius Varro has received more than 642,701 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Marcus Terentius Varro is the 278th most popular writer (down from 265th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Italy (down from 338th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Writer.

Marcus Terentius Varro is most famous for his work, "De Re Rustica" which is a book about agriculture.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.59

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 278 out of 5,755Before him are Percy Bysshe Shelley, Carl Spitteler, Guillaume de Machaut, C. S. Lewis, Paul Valéry, and Antonin Artaud. After him are Shota Rustaveli, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Eugenio Montale, Primo Levi, Amos Oz, and Tomas Tranströmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 116 BC, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 1After him is Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus. Among people deceased in 27 BC, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 1

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 360 out of 4,668Before him are Gordian III (225), Guido Reni (1575), Pope Gregory II (669), Vitus (290), Pope Agatho (574), and Yves Montand (1921). After him are Antonio Canova (1757), Mario Draghi (1947), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Eugenio Montale (1896), Pope Gregory VI (1000), and Primo Levi (1919).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 23Before him are Luigi Pirandello (1867), Torquato Tasso (1544), Sallust (-86), Christine de Pizan (1365), Dario Fo (1926), and Carlo Goldoni (1707). After him are Eugenio Montale (1896), Primo Levi (1919), Alberto Moravia (1907), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), and Ludovico Ariosto (1474).