{"slug": "publius-quinctilius-varus", "label": "Publius Quinctilius Varus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Quinctilius_Varus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214765", "qid": "Q214765", "description": "ancient Roman politician and governor; known for being defeated by the Germans led by Arminius at the battle of the Teutoburg Forest", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-45, 16], "span_label": ["46 BCE", "16 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "roman-consul", "label": "Roman consul", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tiberius", "label": "Tiberius", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jerusalem", "label": "Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antioch", "label": "Antioch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "judea", "label": "Judea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "galilee", "label": "Galilee", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "herod-the-great", "label": "Herod the Great", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria-roman-province", "label": "Syria (Roman province)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rhine", "label": "Rhine", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "elbe", "label": "Elbe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germania", "label": "Germania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-army", "label": "Roman army", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -45, "year_label": "46 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman politician and general (d. 9 AD)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361069033#Births", "title": "46 BC", "revid": 1361069033, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -12, "year_label": "13 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Tiberius Claudius Nero and Publius Quinctilius Varus are Roman Consuls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372852969#Roman_Empire", "title": "13 BC", "revid": 1372852969, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": -3, "year_label": "4 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Herod the Great dies, which causes unrest in his client kingdom of Judea. His son, Herod Archelaus, becomes the new ruler. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea,and the governor of Syria, Publius Quinctilius Varus, marches down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order; around 3000 Jews are crucified.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371257874#Roman_Empire", "title": "0s BC", "revid": 1371257874, "section": "Events › 4 BC › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 7, "year_label": "7 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "AD 7 – Publius Quinctilius Varus is appointed governor of Germania, charged with organizing Germania between the Rhine and Elbe rivers. He carries out a census, devises tributes and recruits soldiers, all of which creates dissension among the Germanic tribes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365712040#Roman_Empire", "title": "0s", "revid": 1365712040, "section": "Events › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 15, "year_label": "15 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Germanicus launches a two-pronged attack from Vetera and Moguntiacum. On his return journey, he recaptures the aquila of Legio XIX and visits the battlefield of the Teutoburg Forest. Germanicus arranges the burial for the remains of Varus' army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078816#Roman_Empire", "title": "10s", "revid": 1371078816, "section": "Events › 15 AD › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 16, "year_label": "16 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "A Roman army of 50,000 men commanded by Germanicus gains a great victory at Idistaviso, defeating the German war chief Arminius, and recovering the lost eagles of Varus' legions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078816#Roman_Empire", "title": "10s", "revid": 1371078816, "section": "Events › 16 AD › Roman Empire"}}]}