Marcus Terentius Varro
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Roman scholar, polymath and author
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Marcus Terentius Varro 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" . He is sometimes called Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus.
