Varro in Podcasts
personAncient Roman general and politician, involved in the Battle of Cannae and Roman military strategy.
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571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)
So he's someone from outside the mainstream, outside the conventional political elites. And according to Livy, he's actually the son of a butcher, which I think is improbable, probably reflects Livy's snobbery about people who rise above their station. Because clearly Varro is a very able politician. He actually comes top of the whole roster of people who are campaigning to be consul.