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Varus (Publius Quinctilius Varus) , d. AD 9, Roman general. In 13 BC he was consul with Tiberius Claudius Nero (later emperor as Tiberius ) and later was governor of Syria. Although unsuited for the position, he was appointed governor of Germany by Augustus . In AD 9, to suppress an uprising, he led three legions across the Rhine into the Teutoburg Forest, where they were massacred by the troops of Arminius . Varus himself committed suicide. This defeat was a major catastrophe for the Romans. It is said that afterward Augustus would start up from sleep, crying, "Varus, Varus, bring me back my legions!"

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varus (vair-ŭs) adj. describing any deformity that displaces the distal end of a limb towards the midline. See bow-legs (genu varum), hallux (varus), talipes (varus).

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