Gaius Terentius Varro


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Gaius Terentius Varro
For others with a similar name, see Varro (cognomen).
Gaius Terentius Varro (; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Roman consul and commander. Along with his colleague, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, he commanded at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, against the Carthaginian general Hannibal. The battle resulted in a decisive Roman defeat.

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