Quintus Atius Varus

Family: Roman · Role: general of the horse · First appears: The Gallic War, Book VIII, 23–30

Life events

• Varus engaged Dumnacus's forces while delaying their march for Fabius.(The Gallic War, Book VIII, 23–30)
  • With: Dumnacus
  • “Quintus Atius Varus, general of the horse, a man of uncommon spirit and skill, encouraged his men, and pursuing the enemy, disposed some of his troops in convenient places, and with the rest gave battle to the enemy.”

The Gallic War, Book VIII, 23–30

• commander: Caius Fabius “The night following, Fabius sent his horse before him, with orders to engage the enemy, and delay their march till he himself should come up. That his orders might be faithfully performed, Quintus Atius Varus, general of the horse, a man of uncommon spirit and skill, encouraged his men”
• enemies with Dumnacus “pursuing the enemy, disposed some of his troops in convenient places, and with the rest gave battle to the enemy.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.