Marcus Terentius Varro Quotes


Through over-long contention the truth is lost


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Marcus Terentius Varro, 116 B.C. – 27 B.C., Roman Literati, Quoted in Francesco Petrarca, Aversion to Logistics, 14th Century

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Marcus Terentius Varro
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Marcus Terentius Varro (Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs t̪ɛˈrɛn̪t̪ijʊs ˈwarːoː]; 116–27 BC) was one of ancient Rome's greatest scholars and a prolific author. He is sometimes called Varro Reatinus [ˈwarːoː reaːˈt̪iːnʊs] to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus.