| 单词 | Varro |
| 例句 | Russia and India were building new plants, while China was bringing a new plant online every quarter, Varro said. Rapid nuclear decommissioning threatens climate targets, says IEA 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Increased efficiency is one reason demand for new energy in many places is now small, even as GDP grows more quickly, Varro said, which is helping the transition to clean power. Clean energy gains ground - but old dirty habits die hard 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z "We're absolutely sure India's coal demand will continue to grow," Varro said. Natural gas losing its shine as Asia holds faith in coal power 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z This is why "we are going to continue to need conventional power generation for a long time," says Mr Varro. Is gas a weapon in the fight against climate change? - BBC News 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The agricultural author Varro writes of impurities in olive oil being "deflatum" - blown away. The Vocabularist: Where does the word 'deflation' come from? - BBC News 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z As Mr Varro says: "With the exception of the Middle East, it is not realistic for governments to underwrite these kinds of investments." Fossil fuel subsidies growing despite concerns 2014-04-29T22:56:20Z Energy efficiency efforts also are ramping up around the world, Varro said. Clean energy gains ground - but old dirty habits die hard 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organise the funeral. Four jailed for neo-Nazi killing spree that terrified Hungary's Roma 2013-08-06T11:15:39Z Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organize the funeral. Four jailed for killing Roma in spree that shocked Hungary 2013-08-06T07:45:02Z As a result, in five years, coal production capacity "will be considerably lower than today", says Mr Varro. Coal resurgence calls undermines clean energy commitments 2012-11-22T00:01:48Z "In general, a very small proportion of subsidies reach the really poor," says Mr Varro. Fossil fuel subsidies growing despite concerns 2014-04-29T22:56:20Z Agatharchides, Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Cicero all speak of him in disparaging terms, although Varro seems to have approved of his work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Varro expressed an eminently Roman sentiment in that beautiful sentence which Cowper has introduced into English poetry, “Divine Providence made the country, but human art the town.” History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z "It is expedient," said Varro, "for men to be deceived in religion." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Varro pretends that the cypress was called funereal from funus, as it emitted an antiseptic aroma. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z —The couplet quoted by your correspondent RT. is from Varro, and I think he will find it given by Mad. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z Hannibal at Cannae, in 216, had 50,000 veterans against Varro's 50,000 Romans, who were drawn up with their backs to the sea, and were thus unable to withdraw before Hannibal's overwhelming onslaught. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The miscellanies of Varro, the most famous work produced on this model, were composed partly in prose and partly in verse, and were never ranked by the Romans among their poetical works. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Cicero's was the last generation that learnt the Twelve Tables by heart at school ut carmen necessarium; and Varro, Cicero's contemporary, was the first and perhaps the greatest of all Roman antiquaries. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Peacocks were carefully reared in the island of Samos, and sold at such a high price, that Varro informs us they fetched yearly upwards of 2000l. of our money. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He had at hand many writers upon husbandry whom he could follow,—in fact, there are more than fifty Greek authors whom Marcus Varro enumerates, and more than ten Latin ones, whom Columella himself mentions. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z According to the historian Varro, they were ten in number. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Varro also is mentioned by ancient writers, in connexion with Empedocles and Lucretius, as the author of a metrical work 'De Rerum Natura4.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Varro, as we have seen, was criticized as an actual enemy of religion in spite of the services he claimed to have rendered to the gods—and the very claim justifies the criticism. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Even if Germany succeeds in producing the electricity it needs, “the nuclear moratorium is very bad news in terms of climate policy,” Mr. Varro said. Germany Dims Nuclear Plants, but Hopes to Keep Lights On 2011-08-30T03:54:50Z At the same moment Varro, having got on his feet again, rushed up and struck Caesar a sharp blow on his left arm. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z And Clearchus the Peripatetic philosopher, in his treatise on Proverbs, gives the saying, "Perfume thrown on lentils;" as a proverb which my grandfather Varro also mentions, he, I mean, who was nicknamed Menippius. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Though several of the multifarious works of Varro were written in verse, yet the whole cast of his mind was thoroughly prosaic. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Sooner or later, he read Varro's books, the armoury of every Latin Christian against polytheism. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z And Varro says the principles of it are the same which Ennius made to be the principles of all nature; earth, water, air, and the sun. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Keep together!” shouted Varro, as he struck and rushed to and fro. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Terentius Varro had urged that the anthropomorphic gods were mere emblems of the forces of nature. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z This was really a miscellany treating of various subjects, in various metres, and, as employed by Varro, was written partly in prose, partly in verse. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Plato and other Greek philosophers, the Alexandrian grammarians, the scholiasts, the Roman Varro, and others wrote much on this subject. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Varro and Pliny the elder, among the Romans, attempted works of an encyclopedic nature, the latter in his well-known Historia Naturalis, or Natural History. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z He turned, Varro struck again, but Fred guarded it off on his sword. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Varro, too, has shewn the affinity between the Sabine and the Latin languages54. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Varro appears to have been little qualified to cope with such an adversary. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The earliest saecula had been, according to Varro, 100 years long. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Other critics attribute the collection to Dionysius Uticensis, who is cited by both Varro and Columella. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Three soldiers, with Varro, surrounded Fred and Bevis, and, for the moment, they could do nothing but fence off the blows. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z This is a great deal more information than Cicero or Varro could have afforded us on the subject. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Some farther notion of the manner in which Varro spent his time during this period may be derived from another letter of Cicero, written in June, 707. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He wrote commentaries on Varro and the elder Pliny. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The first book, of meteorologic phenomena, is nearly identical in its teachings with those of Aratus, Varro, and Virgil. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Cecil and three others as guards took Varro on the rising ground; Varro was obliged to own that Pompey was not in sight. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z These were subsequently termed Varronian, in consequence of having been separated by Varro from the remainder, as no way doubtful, and universally allowed to be by Plautus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Varro passed the greatest portion of his time in the various villas which he possessed in Italy. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Pomponius did his gardening according to the precepts of Varro and Columella, the Latin writers on agriculture, and nothing pleased him better than to be regarded as a second Cato. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z They appear in the Disciplinarum libri IX. of Varro in the 2nd century B.C., where are added to them the more utilitarian arts of medicine and architecture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z As they ran, presently Phil Varro stopped, sat down on the grass, and was instantly taken prisoner. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Of these, and other contemporary dramatists, it would now be difficult to say more than that their works have perished, and to repeat a few scattered incidental criticisms delivered by Varro or Cicero. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z As the Roman power increased, that of Cumæ decayed; and its opulence had greatly declined before the time of Varro. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The learned Roman, Varro, who was born B.C. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Among these writers, Varro, the immediate predecessor of Virgil, associates the subject directly with the pride which the Romans felt in their country. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil He now returned to where Varro was prisoner, and Scipio Cecil came up with another eagle, which he had taken, and which had been carried before Phil Varro. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Plutarch must have been a swift and indefatigable worker, for his production is almost on the scale of Varro, Cicero, or the elder Pliny. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The situation of Varro’s other villa, at Tusculum, must have been infinitely more agreeable, from its pure air, and the commanding prospect it enjoyed. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Agriculture was highly esteemed among the ancient Romans, and very full accounts are contained in the works of Pliny, Virgil, Cato, Varro, and Palladius. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The rhythm of the lines 5–7 can leave no doubt whatever as to this identification, notwithstanding the appeal to Varro’s example, who distinguishes the various deities whom he invokes. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil “Well, let some one take Varro on the hill, and let him tell me if he can see Pompey anywhere.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The effort, however, of the Platonists of the second century has a peculiar interest, because some fresh elements have been added to the great problem since the days of Xenophanes and Euhemerus and Varro. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Varro being at the house of a person called Cossinius, his host refuses to let him depart till he explain to him the origin, the dignity, and the art of pasturage. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro mentions one with two mould-boards, with which, he says, "when they plough, after sowing the seed, they are said to ridge". The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The most famous poem of this kind in the literature of the Republic was the Jason of Varro, imitated probably from the Argonautics of Apollonius. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil He struck back, and his sword sliding down Varro’s, broke the cross-piece, and rapped his fingers smartly. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The knowledge of liturgical usage began to fade, and Varro had to recall the very names of forgotten gods. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Varro makes but a pedantic figure in the part which he has modestly taken to himself. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z On the other side stood men like Caius Flaminius and Terentius Varro, younger both in years and in mind, eager, impatient for action. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men The great antiquarian Varro wrote a treatise on the Trojan origin of Roman families. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Before Varro could hit again, two others, fighting, stumbled across and interrupted the combat. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He declares that he had seen in his youth the works of Varro; but all his endeavours to recover these and the second Decad of Livy were fruitless. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Fish-ponds had increased in the same proportion as warrens, and in the age of Varro were often formed at vast expense. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z As soon as Varro’s day came the soldiers saw, to their delight, the red flag of battle flying from the general’s tent. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men In the Ciceronian Age, Varro wrote several books on literary history and the earlier poets; and Cornelius Nepos included in his Biographies the lives of men of letters, among others of his own contemporary, Atticus. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil He noted Phil Varro go up to Pompey and urge something. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In addition Varro and other writers have preserved a number of archaic and obscure names chiefly applied to the vases used in sacrifices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Varro writes more like a scholar than a man of much practice: He is fond of research into antiquity, and inquires into the etymology of the names of persons and things. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Of the higher officers Varro was the only one who escaped; with him was a tiny handful of men, all that was left of the mighty army. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Varro adds the element, in the Roman gens, of common descent from one male ancestor. Custom and Myth New Edition He did not do so, but, looking back and seeing Varro taken, threw it down, the better to escape. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Varro states that the name was Sabine, and meant forum vetus, and also that the town itself was Samnite, but he is probably wrong. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" There were other Latin works on agriculture, besides those of Cato and Varro, but they were subsequent to the time which the present volumes are intended to embrace. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Before them all 44 Varro was thanked because he had not despaired of the Republic. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men The verse portions, which are on the whole correct and classically constructed, are in imitation of Varro and are less tiresome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" “And Varro’s a prisoner—there he is,” said Mark. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Varro composed twenty-four books on the Latin language, four of which were dedicated to Cicero. Lectures on The Science of Language Strictly speaking, indeed, even the work of Varro was written after the battle of Actium: the knowledge, however, on which its precepts were founded, was acquired long before. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z These young men did yeoman service in helping Varro to collect the remnants of his scattered army; and Scipio was clearly marked out for high command in years to come. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Tragedy, with the satyr-drama and comedy, survived in Alexandria beyond the days of Cicero and Varro; nor was their doom finally sealed till the emperor Caracalla abolished theatrical performances in the Egyptian capital in a.d. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Nothing daunted, Pompey ordered his soldiers to advance, and pushed them with his own hands into line, placing Crassus and Varro, one at either end. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Varro, de Re Rust, on Mago's Carthaginian agricultural work, quoted, 95 note. his work on the Latin language, 109. appointed by Cæsar librarian to the Greek and Latin library in Rome, 110. Lectures on The Science of Language The science of grammar and etymology was in this stage of progress and in this degree of repute at the time when Varro wrote his celebrated treatise De Lingua Latina. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Thus Varro, his master of the horse, was constantly stirring up discontent. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men In this field the greatest activity was shown by Marcus Terentius Varro, whose Antiquities deeply influenced his contemporaries and successors. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. “So am I,” said Fred, the other giant, and slashing Varro on the side. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He lived and taught in Alexandria and Rome, where he became the friend of Varro. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" This last dedication, with that of Cicero’s Academica to Varro, has rendered their friendship immortal. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It is said that Varro, at the close of the era of the Republic, was able to enumerate thirty thousand of these gods and goddesses. Roman Women In general he depended upon Varro and Livy, and gives substantially the same view of early Roman history as the latter. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Varro turned aside to defend himself, when Mark Antony rushed at and overturned him thump on the sward. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Varro preserves a tradition which records that it was women's votes that determined the choice of Athena over Poseidon as patron deity of Athens. Greek Women This work, which is said to have chiefly contributed to the splendid reputation of Varro, was extant as late as the beginning of the fourteenth century. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro speaks of its apple trees which gave fruit twice in the year and Pliny praises its wine also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Of great interest to later ages were the works of the antiquarian and philologist, Marcus Terentius Varro, the most learned Roman of his time. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. “Here I am,” said Bill, the young giant hitting at Varro. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z According to Varro the city of Rome was founded B.C. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Plutarch, in his life of Romulus, speaks of Varro as a man of all the Romans most versed in history. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The twenty-one plays of Plautus accepted by Varro are doubtless the twenty now extant, together with the lost Vidularia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The over-confidence of Varro led to the battle of Cannae, one of the greatest battles of antiquity and the bloodiest of all Roman defeats. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Mark did not tie him, and then as they were now ten to one they loosened Varro too. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Cicero follows the account of Varro, which is also in general adopted by Pliny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Varro also wrote an eulogy on Porcia, the wife of Brutus, which is alluded to by Cicero in one of his letters to Atticus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The presence of sceptical thought is seen in the explanations of Terentius Varro, B.C. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Contemporary with Cicero was M. Terentius Varro, styled "most learned of the Romans," though ungraceful in style. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Probably named for Varro, the writer on agriculture. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome He then rewrote his treatise in four books, making himself, Varro and Atticus the speakers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" That learned grammarian has also mentioned the division of three great periods established by Varro. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro admits that there are some powerful against the gout. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Terentius Varro was ten years older than Cicero, and a man of the most extensive and profound learning. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Beets, a certain kind of them were named for Varro, writer on agriculture. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome The most generally adopted was that assigned by Varro, 753 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Varro, therefore, looked on it as the break of day, or commencement of the historical age. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro sounded the praise of drunkenness in terms no less pathetic. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness I have transferred the whole of that Academical Treatise to Varro. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero If we could believe Varro, snails grew to enormous proportions. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome For example, Varro refers the foundation of Rome to the 21st of April of the third year of the sixth Olympiad, and it is required to find the year before our era. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The philosophical writings of Varro are not numerous; but his chief work of that description, entitled De Philosophia Liber, appears to have been very comprehensive. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Centuries prior to Maeterlinck, even before Pliny, Virgil, Varro and Aristotle, those warmly constructed little insects, hailed by the ancients as Winged Servants of the Muses, have been immortalized. Sunlight Patch He had been a teacher of Varro in grammar, and of Cicero himself in rhetoric. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero It is hardly possible that the author of the book made these references to Varro. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Born at Reate, in the Sabine territory, which was the nurse of all manly virtues, Varro was brought up in the good old-fashioned way. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight As to its object and design, Cicero introduces Varro himself explaining this in the Academica. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In its altered form it is addressed to Varro.† b.c. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Since I entered upon these philosophical inquiries, Varro has given me notice of a valuable and honourable dedication of a work of his to me.... The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero We fail to find this quotation from Varro in his works, M. Teren. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Through the influence of his many friends Varro obtained the protection of Octavianus, and was enabled to live at Rome in peace until his death, 27 B.C., in his ninetieth year. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Gellius has given us the import of some verses, in which Varro mentioned the different countries which supplied the most exquisite articles of food. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Be that as it may, Varro is made to take up the gauntlet and to rush away at once amid the philosophers. The Life of Cicero Volume II. In consequence of the letter which you wrote to me about Varro, I have taken the Academy entirely out of the hands of those distinguished persons, and transferred it to our friend. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Matius, according to Varro, wrote a book on waiters, cooks, cellar men and food service in general, of which there is no trace today. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome These contain much valuable information not found elsewhere, but Varro’s notions of etymology are extremely crude. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Nor did Varro merely delight and instruct his fellow-citizens by his writings. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He therefore rewrote the essays, or altered them, and again sent them forth to his friend Varro. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Your letter about Varro has just reached me, and there is no one by whom the opinions of Antiochus could be more fitly supported.”—Ep. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro ascribes this invention to Alexander the Great, when he built Alexandria; but he had only the merit of making paper more common, for the invention was of much greater antiquity. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) When the cause of the Republic was lost Caesar, who knew Varro’s worth, employed him in superintending the collection and arrangement of the great library at Rome designed for public use. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Nigidius vied with Varro in multifarious erudition, and the number of his works—grammar, criticism, natural history, and the origin of man, having successively employed his pen. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z As Varro boasted282 afterward that he was the author of four hundred and ninety books, there seems to be a touch of irony in this. The Life of Cicero Volume II. If I had made Cotta and Varro disputing with one another, as you suggest in your last letter, my own would have been a mute character.... The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero So that there would have been an end of Hannibal and his army, if his good fortune had not thrown a Varro in in his way. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The number of Varro’s second class, consisting of those pieces that stood in most of the indices and exhibited Plautine features, Ritschl has fixed at nineteen, from citations in Varro de lingua Latina. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors The dialogue it contains is supposed to be held during a visit which Atticus and Cicero paid to Varro, in his villa near Cumæ. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Portraits must have been exceedingly numerous; Varro made a collection of the portraits of 700 eminent men. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life In these, what had been excellently collected by Antiochus against the doctrine of incomprehensibility, I have attributed to Varro; to this I reply in my own person, and you are the third in our conversation. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero At a 436later time many sibyls came into being; Varro reckons ten and other authors give other numbers. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Oratory.—Varro left twenty-two Books of Orationes and three of Suasiones, but he had no fame as an orator: Quint. x. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors His guests entreat him to give an account of the principles of the old Academy, from which Cicero and Atticus had long since withdrawn, but to which Varro had continued steadily attached. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z A certain Roman philosopher, named Varro, who lived some centuries after the building of the city, conceived of a very ingenious plan for discovering the year in which Romulus was born. Romulus Makers of History Therefore, when I read your letter to Varro, I seized on it as a sort of inspiration. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro insisted on giving the Carthaginians immediate battle. Hannibal Makers of History Grammar.—Of the twenty-five books De Lingua Latina, only v.-x. have been preserved, but the scope of the whole is known from Varro’s own words. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors With Varro and Nigidius Figulus, may be classed Tiro, the celebrated freedman of Cicero, and constant assistant in all his literary pursuits. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z When the astrologer had thus ascertained the condition of the skies at the time in question, the astronomers, as Varro concluded, could easily calculate the month and the year when the combination must have occurred. Romulus Makers of History The fact, I replied, is just as you say, Varro. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro was as much excited as the rest. Hannibal Makers of History For agriculture and natural history—Greek writers like Aristotle, Theophrastus, Democritus, and Xenophon; and Latin writers like Cato and Varro. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Varro, in his book De Analogiâ, ascribes some phrase of which he did not approve, in the Truculentus, to the negligence of copyists. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro himself had an aviary for song-birds exclusively, while Lucullus combined the two classes, keeping birds both for pleasure and as delicacies for his table. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" And when he had spoken thus—You have, said I, O Varro, explained the principles both of the Old Academy and of the Stoics with brevity, but also with great clearness. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The various officers took sides, some with one consul and some with the other, but most with Varro. Hannibal Makers of History According to a foolish custom, the command devolved on one of the consuls every other day, and Varro determined to avail himself of the first opportunity for a battle. Ancient States and Empires He also resumed Varro, and attentively revised his former labours on that author634. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Simply because the hours of the night were not then supposed to be included in the birthday at all, and therefore Varro could not realize the idea of a birthday continued through the night. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Immediately after this change had been introduced, he received a communication from Atticus, representing that Varro was much offended by being passed over in the discussion of topics in which he was so deeply versed. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro was very eager to follow them there, but Æmilius ordered his men to halt. Hannibal Makers of History The cavalry of Varro, opposed by the Numidian cavalry, was in no condition to meet this double attack, and was scattered. Ancient States and Empires I do not know, however, of any version of Varro in their language. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z But what Varro more immediately means by it is, not any particular point of time, but generally any time after noon on the day of the Calends. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. V. I entreat you however, said Atticus, I entreat you to go on, Varro. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro said that he must protest against continuing any longer these inexcusable delays, and insist on a battle. Hannibal Makers of History Meanwhile, Hasdrubal, after defeating the right wing, which had been led by Paulus, led his cavalry behind the Roman centre and attacked the left wing, led by Varro. Ancient States and Empires He had frequently peacocks at his banquets, which he first served up at a grand augural feast, and which, says Varro, were more commended by the luxurious, than by men of probity and austerity264. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Now why should beginning one's birthday at noon appear so absurd to Varro? Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. I have been waiting to see it a long time, Varro, said I, but still I have not ventured to ask for it. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Varro was not convinced; and the army, hearing of the money, were excited to a greater eagerness for plunder. Hannibal Makers of History Varro was saved by the speed of his horse. Ancient States and Empires Varro says, that, in his time, the copies of Terence then existing were extremely corrupt. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro had no notion of joining the afternoon of one day to the forenoon of another, because he looked upon the unbroken presence of the sun as the very essence of a natal day. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. To betray intense emotion might convince Varro of her love for the ill-fated man. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus You will find, I think, that Varro will give you quite as much trouble as Hannibal. Hannibal Makers of History "About eighteen centuries ago Columella and Varro speak of the necessity of keeping ducks in netted enclosures like other wild fowl, so that at this period there was danger of their flying away." Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin After the assassination of Cæsar, this residence, along with almost all the wealth of Varro, which was immense, was forcibly seized by Marc Antony59. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It is not worth while to inquire what may have been the precise dilemma contemplated by the writer of this note, since most certainly it is not a reflex of Varro's meaning. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He rose to meet Varro with his usual courtesy, and, reaching out his hand, grasped firmly that of his visitor. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus As for the other consul, Varro, he escaped with his life. Hannibal Makers of History His own phrase is a miscellany of old words, deceased long before the Cæsars, and entombed by Varro, and the modernest man he follows is Plautus. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Marcus Varro made his house the abode of the muses, and a retreat for study—not a haunt for midnight debauchery. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z I remember reading various relations of the kind in the philosopher Varro, a writer of the highest learning and erudition, but there was the following story in particular. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura Varro went directly to Nika, and told her of his visit. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus But at present it is not requisite; neither do I mean to play any jugglers' tricks, as perhaps lawfully I might, with the different computations of Varro, of the Capitoline Marbles, etc. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 A man of business, who was said to have begun life as a butcher's son, Varro by name, became the favorite leader of the populace, and was in time raised to the consulship. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Antony was not a person to be satisfied with robbing Varro of his property. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z When Virgil composed his immortal "Bucolics," and Varro indited his profound Essays on Agriculture, the inhabitants of the British Islands were almost completely ignorant of the art of cultivating the soil. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock As she drew near her face became blanched with terror, and she leaned on the arm of Varro for support. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Varro and the Capitoline Tables and Mr. Hook will all agree to that postulate. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 The vainglorious Varro gave Hannibal the opportunity for which he had long waited. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At the formation of the memorable triumvirate, the name of Varro appeared in the list of the proscribed, among those other friends of Pompey whom the clemency of Cæsar had spared. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The consul Varro, with seventy horsemen, had escaped from the rout of the allied cavalry on the right. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Just then Chios was announced, and Varro saw by Nika's eyes that she had something more than respect for the Greek. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Truly I would," said Arvina, blushing slightly; "I have interchanged many a blow and thrust with young Varro, whom our master-at-arms holds better with the spear than Marcius; and I feel myself his equal. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Varro knew nothing of it, so far as we can tell; where he refers to the Argei he makes no mention of such an astonishing origin either of puppets or chapels. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The first of the three books which this agricultural treatise comprehends, is addressed, by Varro, to Fundanius, who had recently purchased a farm, in the management of which he wished to be instructed. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro is right in his conjecture; and thanked for his kindness and good wishes. Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Varro passed that way, and said: 'I will drop in and see Chios.' Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus It is the old State religion which Augustine attacks, ridiculing the innumerable Roman godlings whose names he perhaps found in Varro. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield I cannot find that it is so used by Varro, where we might naturally have expected it. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The information which Varro undertakes to give, is communicated in the form of dialogue. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z As a matter of fact, the Christian polemicist's authority in this instance was Varro. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism It is not meet I should thus speak, seeing I am betrothed to Varro. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus The place was in such good condition104 that even the statue and altar of Vortumnus, described by Livy, Asconius, Varro and others, were found lying at the foot of the steps of the temple. Pagan and Christian Rome Though quoting these, Varro has nothing to say of their origin, which would be strange indeed if they were of such comparatively late date. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus A taste for flowers had begun to prevail at Rome in the time of Varro; he accordingly recommends their cultivation, and points out the seasons for planting the lily, violet and crocus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The story about Gregory the Great suppressing the best of Varro's works to hide St Augustine's pilferings from them, would be a valuable curiosity of literature if it could be established. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Eternity for Chios—the fading flowers for Varro!' Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Varro and Cato have more of his devotion than statutes and precedents. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Of this couple Dr. Frazer says that Varro plainly implies that they were husband and wife, and that this is affirmed by Augustine, Seneca, and Servius. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The remainder of the first book of Varro is well and naturally arranged. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z André mentions that Varro Atacinus has been proposed, but does not name the author of the suggestion, which seems rather fanciful; as he points out, Varro had died some fifty years previously. The Last Poems of Ovid And this I determine, wherever I find love in unison, thither will I advance, and that immediately before Varro's return. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus These he now remodelled and enlarged into four books, dedicating them to Varro, whom he introduced as advocating, in the presence of Atticus, the tenets of Antiochus, while he himself defended those of Philo. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity Was Augustine's comment based on the rest of Varro's text, or was he jumping to a conclusion which would naturally serve his own purpose? The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro himself had one at his farm, near Casinum, but it was intended more for pleasure and recreation than profit. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Pardon me, Caesar: I shall appear to you to have forgotten that I am not conducting Marcus Varro. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Maddened with fury, Varro still clutched her with the grip of death, holding her out at arms' length, glaring at her like a tiger with its prey. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus The grossness and multitude of Aristotle and Varro's books were both a prejudice to the authors, and an hindrance to learning, and an occasion of the greatest part of them being lost. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Varro, of course, was not a Roman, but from Reate in the Sabine country. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus I have therefore considered Varro as belonging to the period on which we are at present engaged. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He picked up the blanket and swung it over his head And started across the prairie; "Lay still, little Varro," he said. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads I laid the tablet in my lap and fell asleep, and lo! when I awoke it was gone; and, strangely enough, you, Varro, bring it to me. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Varro, an ancient writer, is an evidence in favour of their antiquity among the Romans. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He rightly points out that she is not included in the list of agricultural deities in Varro, R.R. i. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The work De Lingua Latina, though it has descended to us incomplete, is by much the most entire of Varro’s writings, except the Treatise on Agriculture. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z And little Varro, seeing the danger, turned her pony a pace And leaning in the saddle, tied the blanket in its place. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads The man passed on, leaving Varro and Acratus in deep converse. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Petrarch declares, that in his youth he had seen the works of Varro, and the second Decad of Livy; but all his endeavours to recover them were fruitless. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 But Varro seems to have stated that there was originally only a spear; see a passage of Clement of Alexandria in the fragments of the Ant. rer. div., The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro was particularly full and judicious in his remarks on the construction and situation of Roman villas, and seems to have laid the foundation for what Palladius and Columella subsequently compiled on that interesting topic. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z But the cinches of his saddle had not been felt before, And his back cinch snapt asunder and he fell by the side of Varro. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Varro saw all at a glance, and said: 'Thou dost not meet my words.' Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus He quoted them, in his commentary on Varro De Re Rusticâ, as one of the most precious fragments of antiquity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The two that come nearest to what he is looking for are those from Varro and Lactantius. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro derived much notoriety from his satirical compositions. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Of Varro's name, what ear shall not be told? The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Varro took Saronia in his arms, and bore her within one of the Temple rooms, bathed her cheeks, whispering softly: 'Thou art safe, Saronia. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus For instance, you know I lately wrote to you about Varro's kindness to me, and that you wrote me back word that the circumstance gave you the greatest delight. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order It is clear, then, that neither Varro nor Ennius understood this title of Ops and Terra in Dr. Frazer's sense of the word. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The appellation, then, of Menippean, was given to his satire by Varro, not from any production of the same kind by Menippus, but because he imitated his general style of humour. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z They are called Parcæ, because, as Varro thinks, they distributed to mankind good and bad things at their birth; or, as the common and received opinion is, because they spare nobody. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) The brilliancy of Saronia dazzles, shall I say, unhinges the mind of Varro? Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Varro's talk gives me some hope of Cæsar, and would that Varro himself would throw himself into the cause! The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order A full discussion will be found in Agahd's edition of the fragments of Varro's work, p. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The old Academy also numbered among its votaries Varro, the most learned of the Romans, and Brutus, who was destined to perform so tragic a part on the ensanguined stage of his country. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro reckons Flora among the ancient deities of the Sabines, which were received into Rome on the union of the Sabines with the Romans. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) I have a motive; do not be jealous, Varro. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus I wish you would write to your town house, ordering your books to be at my service just as if you were at home, especially those of Varro. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Thus these lists of names come down to us at third hand: Varro took them from the pontifical books, and the Christian fathers took them from Varro. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Even the productions of Varro were calculated rather to excite to the study of philosophy, than to aid its progress. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Rome was not more critically placed when the defeat of Varro on the plain of Cannæ had broken up her alliances and ruined her army. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre A day or two had flown, and Varro was at the studio of Chios. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus He speaks of Varro as first in order of time of Roman authors on agriculture; yet Varro was born 116 b. c., and Cato died as early as 149 b. c. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Varro elsewhere gives us a clue to the liability of Janus to be exalted in this unnatural fashion, L.L. vii. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Of the distinguished Roman citizens who practised agriculture, none were more eminent than Cato and Varro; and by them the precepts of the art were also committed to writing. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "And that is the first word of truth I have heard from you, Varro, or from your Herennius here," cried Sergius, who had risen and now stood, pale and gaunt, beside his litter. The Lion's Brood The day had arrived, and Varro and Chios were to meet the priests and priestesses concerning the picture of Saronia. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Several Roman writers, as Virgil, Columella and Varro, mention it. Clovers and How to Grow Them It may be worth while to point out here that the coupling of all farm animals except goats took place in spring or early summer; Varro, R.R. ii. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus This work of Varro is totally different from that of Cato on the same subject, formerly mentioned. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro had won on his merits as self-announced, on the strength of his own arraignment of his adversaries' shortcomings. The Lion's Brood And he moved away towards the Temple, muttering to himself: 'What care I for Varro the Proconsul? Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Then, indeed, we have mention of a lady artist who painted a number of miniature portraits for the great biographical work of the learned Varro. Illuminated Manuscripts Now to return to Varro and his lists of names. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Such is the first division of the work of Varro, forming what he himself calls the etymological part. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z So, one by one, the five noble opponents of Varro were rejected, and the word went out that, of their enemies, the people would have Paullus and him alone. The Lion's Brood The sun was declining, more than half its course had run, when Varro and Nika left the house. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus I employ this agricultural metaphor not in ignorance; for I have, out on these very prairies, read between corn-husking and the spring ploughing Virgil's Georgics and Bucolics, for which Varro's treatises furnished the foundations. Modern American Prose Selections And it must be added that when Varro himself deals with the Roman gods and the old ideas about them, he is by no means free from the inevitable influence of Greek thought. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Book ninth treats of the analogy and anomaly of verbs, and with it the fragment we possess of Varro’s treatise terminates. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Then the next morning broke—Varro's day—and the red flag fluttered from the spear above Varro's tent. The Lion's Brood Varro spoke proudly of Rome, and Lucius of Britain, and the time sped on. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus This is two years short of Varro's computation. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Ovid, probably reflecting Varro, speaks of the Flamen Dialis as belonging to the Pelasgian religion, which at least means that he was aware of the extreme antiquity of the office; Fasti, ii. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro was a zealous advocate for the physical explication of the mythological fables, to which he always had recourse, when pressed by the difficulties of their literal meaning73. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Flaminius lost one army, Minucius will doubtless lose another, while Metilius and Varro are well able to lose whatever may remain. The Lion's Brood This was strategic: she showed the Roman she valued little the friendship of the Greek, and Varro was deceived, and thought it true. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus They therefore raised to the consulship C. Terentius Varro, said to have been the son of a butcher, who had been for some time regarded as the champion of the popular party. A Smaller History of Rome As Varro, however, has mentioned the Saturnalia in the same sentence with the Compitalia, we may guess that that famous jovial festival was a part of the rustic winter rejoicing. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus But the greatest service rendered by Varro to history was his attempt to fix the chronology of the world. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z When they are gone, I will fight Varro on the rostra, in the Senate. The Lion's Brood Then Varro continued: 'No, no; let her be. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Not only was Varro the most learned of Roman scholars, but he was likewise the most voluminous of Roman authors. A Smaller History of Rome In his view the new amalgam of twelve gods was known as di Consentes, an expression of Varro's which has been much discussed. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Thus, the historical æra is evidently placed too high by Varro. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The red flag fluttered in the breeze above the tent of Varro. The Lion's Brood It was while he was in one of his deepest moods that Varro called, accosting the Greek in a pleasant way: 'How fares the world with thee, noble artist? Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Varro mentions forty of this name, who were all reputed Deities. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) This is a point of immense importance for the study of Stoicism at 367Rome; it was fully developed by Posidonius, and copied from him both by Cicero and Varro. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro mentions an entertainment, where those invited supped on an eminence, called a Triclinium, in this sylvan park. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z We drive their Iberians, their Celts; it is the Africans that let us plunge on like one of Varro's stupid bulls: then they put the sword in our side. The Lion's Brood Varro says that the Great Deities whose Mysteries were practised there, were Heaven and Earth. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry In respect to Jupiters, Varro according to Tertullian makes them in number three hundred. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) But a great number wholly lost meaning, and were so forgotten or neglected in course of time that even learned men like Varro do not seem to have been able to explain them. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Varro was born in the 637th year of Rome, and was descended of an ancient senatorial family. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Does Varro wish to cast aside every advantage! The Lion's Brood Varro says he recognized two Principles of all things,—the Finite and the Infinite, Good and Evil, Life and Death, Day and Night. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Varro would listen to nothing, and orders were given to the army to be ready on the morrow for the attack. The Red Book of Heroes Varro believed this to be the oldest statue of a god in Rome; see above, p. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus It was some time after the loss of his books, and when he had nearly reached the age of eighty, that Varro composed the work on husbandry, as he himself testifies in the introduction. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "You seem to be criticising a Roman consul: even my brother, Varro;" he said again, for the three had only bowed in reply to his former speech. The Lion's Brood Hence Varro says that for a long time the ancient Romans worshiped gods without using images: and this worship is first forbidden by the words, "Thou shalt not have strange gods." Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Marcus Terentius Varro came to the work equipped with all the learning of his time and possessed of a greater knowledge of facts than any other Roman of his or any other day. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome Grammarians gathered in secondhand bookshops around rare copies of Varro's satires and Fabius's chronicles and hunted for copyist's errors. Roads from Rome Afterwards, when I engaged in a work of more general erudition, Varro informed me, that his intention was, to address to me a work of considerable extent and importance. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z I have ventured to say," he replied haughtily, "that the consul, Varro, is not using our numbers as he might. The Lion's Brood "It is as important," says Varro, "to know what god can aid us in a special case as to know where the carpenter and baker live." History Of Ancient Civilization Varro's heroic effort, supported as it was by all the learning of his day and all the influence that his fame lent to his words, was nevertheless a failure. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome This is quoted from a letter that Cicero wrote to Varro. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Again, “I am anxious to know how you came to be informed that a man like Varro, who has written so much, without addressing anything to me, should wish me to pay him a compliment69.” History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z They reminded him of the beeves in the shambles of the elder Varro. The Lion's Brood "Oh, son of Varro! why do you not come?" said the girl, impatiently. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ The city of Rome, according to Varro, was founded in the fourth year of the sixth Olympiad, B.C. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. And further, the patched dress was used by the ancient peasants of Italy, as appears by a passage in Varro, De Re Rust, lib. i. c. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 St Augustine informs us that Varro examined in it all the various sects of philosophers, of which he enumerated upwards of 280. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro had viewed the attack upon his critic with a pleasure that he scarcely tried to conceal. The Lion's Brood Ah, son of Varro, my mother has taught me many mysteries. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ A short time after Varro arrived, having left behind him the wretched remains of his army. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. In Ennius, the "father of Roman satire", and Varro, the word still retained this old Roman sense. English Satires What remains of the verses interspersed in the Menippean satire, is too trifling to enable us to form any accurate judgment of the poetical talents of Varro. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro remained, surrounded by a few friends, and, as Sergius approached, he drew himself up, as if to re�nforce his courage with a sense of his importance. The Lion's Brood "Stand where you are, son of Varro," said the king, as he moved nervously. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Did Varro venture to return, and what was his reception? Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Varro arriving from Rome in their neighbourhood somewhat fatigued, had sent a messenger to his friends. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Julius Cæsar was the first who formed the design of establishing a great public library; and to Varro he assigned the task of arranging the books which he had procured. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "And you—you—a Sergius, will serve under this Varro?" she exclaimed. The Lion's Brood "What would you, son of Varro?" said the other, sullenly. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Varro was a man sprung from the dregs of the people, with nothing but confidence and riches to recommend him. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. They set off, but found Varro half way, urged by the same eager desire to join them. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Varro was the only living author who, in this public library, had the honour of an image96, which was erected to him as a testimony of respect for his universal erudition. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "Gods! what is Terrentius Varro doing!" cried Decius suddenly, and the three turned at his voice. The Lion's Brood "Come, come quickly, son of Varro," he whispers again. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ And yet it was written ninety-seven years ago, by one of the most accomplished Scotch judges, and in his eightieth year,—another Varro, packing his luggage for his last voyage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 Cicero, Varro, Possidonius, and Strabo insist equally on the rigor of the climate of Gaul, which allows neither the culture of the vine nor the olive. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 I fear I have too long detained the reader with this account of the life and writings of Varro; yet it is not unpleasing to dwell on such a character. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Varro commands the cavalry of the allies on the left, and the pro-consuls"—he hesitated a moment—"the pro-consuls market their beeves in the centre. The Lion's Brood "Let me see it, I say, son of Varro!" Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ The diminution of its agricultural produce had, long before, been stated by Columella at nine-tenths, and by Varro at three-fourths, of what at one period had been raised. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Niebuhr thinks that the Sabine ritual was adopted by the Romans, and that Varro found the real remains of Sabine chapels on the Quirinal. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology This annalist first suggested Varro’s famous derivation of the word Italy, which he deduced from Vitulus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Sergius had ridden up the bank, almost at the consul's rein, and his eyes wandered eagerly over Varro's array. The Lion's Brood Oh, son of Varro! come, I am waiting. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Nor would Varro have found it necessary to explain so easy and common a feat by the use of a drug with which the feet were smeared. Modern Mythology Varro, after some feeble efforts, surrendered to the conqueror at Cordova. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Varro adds the element, in the Roman gens, of common descent from one male ancestor. Custom and Myth Hannibal destroys us piecemeal, choosing where he is strong and we are weak, while Varro allows his strength to stand and rest and wait for its turn to come. The Lion's Brood "And this—let me think—ah, it is Vergilius, the son of Varro." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Of the consuls, Varro escaped with a few followers to Venusia. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I But here is something comes into my Mind, as to the Number of the Guests, which Varro writes, should not be fewer than three, nor more than nine. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. There was a Roman play, by Varro, called ‘Virgula Divina’; but it is lost, and throws no light on the subject. Custom and Myth Where there may yet be hope, if the gods will it,—if they strike down Varro: the centre, the legions. The Lion's Brood Now tell me, handsome son of Varro, have you found no pretty girl to your liking? Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Varro induced his colleague to adopt the system of each consul holding the chief command on alternate days. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Agricultural writers, too, such as Varro and Columella, deal with the subject of fish ponds and stews rather fully. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Goguet quotes the story from Saint Augustine, who got it from Varro. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Who does not know that, as Varro says, your patrician magistrates would rather lose a battle than that a plebeian consul should triumph! The Lion's Brood "Vergilius, son of Varro, sent by the great father?" said he, in a tone of inquiry. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Fabius encouraged him to attempt to hold the other consul's rashness in check, pointing out that he would have to fight for his country's safety with Terentius Varro no less than with Hannibal. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Another method of approach is suggested by the Menippean satire,87 the best specimens of which have come down to us in the fragments of Varro, one of Cicero's contemporaries. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Marcus Varro, call back the poor man on whom thou hast passed sentence, for he is innocent. The Decameron, Volume II Varro's treatise on farm management is the best practical book on the subject which has come down to us from antiquity. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "But you have not told me, son of Varro." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Varro, he said, will hasten to engage because he does not know his own strength, and Hannibal will do so because he knows his own weakness. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Varro indulges in some sharp sneers at those who had written on the same subject before him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Marvelling at the importunity of both, Varro readily surmised that neither was guilty. The Decameron, Volume II The real merit of Varro's book is that it is the well digested system of an experienced and successful farmer who has seen and practised all that he records. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "You are living, son of Varro, and I thank the God of my fathers," Antipater shouted, as he flung himself on a big divan, his breath coming fast. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Especially admirable was the spirit and the calm composure of the city when the consul Varro returned after his flight. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I The Campanian steers are unyoked, and stabled in the text of Varro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Wherefore the praetor, Marcus Varro by name, sentenced him to death by crucifixion, as was then the custom. The Decameron, Volume II Virgil probably had also the advantage of personal contact with Varro during the seven years he was composing and polishing the Georgics. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "Come with me, son of Varro," said Arria, taking the arm of her lover and leading him away. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ But Varro, a more matter-of-fact observer, does not disguise the plain truth—that these disasters were often the product of pure malicious frolic. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 M. Varro, another Roman farmer, lies between the same covers "De Re Rusticâ" with Cato, and seems to have had more literary tact, though less of blunt sagacity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Varro has not disdained to give an extensive account of all the beasts that are of any use to the country, either for tillage, breed, carriage, or other conveniencies of man. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Whatever justification there may be for this conjecture, the fact remains that Varro is in the background every where throughout the Georgics, as the "deadly parallel" in the appended note will indicate. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro His wealth and rank and influence might, if used with diplomacy, have kept him at home, for, after all, he was a Varro; but Arria had been used to press him into bondage. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Varro, the grammarian, usually styled the most learned of the Romans, was contemporary with the Saviour and his apostles. The Grammar of English Grammars Goguet quotes the story from St. Augustine, who got it from Varro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Here, on a terrace looking seawards, Cicero, Atticus, and Varro himself pass a long afternoon in discussing the relative merits of the old and new Academies; and hence we get the title of the work. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Varro asserts that his was the first scientific classification of the subject ever made. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro The proud son of Varro stood waiting as the others laughed, his brows and chin lifting a bit with anger. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Had any Roman grammatist thus profited by the name of Varro or Quintilian, he would have been filled with constant dread of somewhere meeting the injured author's frowning shade! The Grammar of English Grammars Varro observes, that it was the custom to visit the wells on those days, and to cast crowns into fountains. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 336, October 18, 1828 Stoicism receives a passing notice, as also does what Varro considers the heresy of Theophrastus, who strips virtue of all its beauty, by denying that happiness depends upon it. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Varro cites fifty Greek authors on the subject whose works he knew, beginning with Hesiod and Xenophon. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro She woos you, son of Varro, and she is fair. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Might not Quintilian or Varro have obliged many, by recording these? The Grammar of English Grammars He was the disciple of Panaetius; envoy from Rhodes to Rome in the terrible year 86; and later on the inmate of Roman families, and the admired friend of Cicero Pompeius, and Varro. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Early on the morning of January 18, Messrs. Richey, Johnson, Varro, and Keiser, equipped with horses and other necessaries, hurried away to bring in the refugees, together with their comrades who had gone on before. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate It will be observed that, so far as ventilation is concerned, Varro recommends a hen house open to the weather: this is another standard of modern practice which has had a hard struggle against prejudice. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "I do love the feel of your arms and your lips—beautiful son of Varro!" Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ But who says that the estate of Varro at Casinum was ever sold at all? who ever saw any notice of that auction? The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 For the age with which we are more specially concerned, we have the evidence of Varro's three books on husbandry, written in his old age, after the fall of the Republic. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Certain authors, following Varro, have maintained that Rome died a "natural death," the normal result of old age. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Varro says that the Romans sowed five modii of wheat to the jugerum and reaped on the maximum fifteen for one. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "What mean you, son of Varro?" the other demanded. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ For Marcus Varro used it as a place of retirement for his studies, not as a theatre for his lusts. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 For such things we must go to Varro's treatise, written, some years after Cicero's death, in his extreme old age. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero And this appearance explains the tradition which Varro has preserved, that under his reign the planet Venus changed her color, size, figure, and course; a prodigy without example either in past or succeeding ages. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The chestnut was late in getting a foothold in Italy but it was there in Varro's day. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro Son of Varro, be not as other men. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ After this violation of all religious observances, you hasten off to the estate of Marcus Varro, a most conscientious and upright man, at Casinum. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Now in the sixteenth book of his great work Varro co-ordinated this Stoic theory with the Graeco-Roman religion of the State as it existed in his time. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Solon made ten divisions of life, and Varro made five. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine According to their immemorial custom, which Varro notices, the pigeons preyed on the neighbourhood crops and were detested by the community in consequence. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "Stand a moment, son of Varro," said the king, with an impatient gesture. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ He that shall view the writings of Macrobius, or Varro, may be confirmed and informed of this, and of the incredible value of their fish and fish-ponds. The Compleat Angler Without him it would have been practically impossible for Varro to carry out his difficult and perilous task. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Fabius told him, if he would profitably serve his country, he must no less oppose Varro's ignorant eagerness than Hannibal's conscious readiness, since both alike conspired to decide the fate of Rome by a battle. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Again, Virgil recommends, what Varro does not, cross-ploughing and burning the stubble and Virgil's advice was generally followed. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "I shall not rise nor speak again, dear son of Varro," said she. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ And such as declined burning or funeral urns, affected coffins of clay, according to the mode of Pythagoras, a way pre- ferred by Varro. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend But did Varro also conceive of this Jupiter as a deity "making for righteousness," or acting as a sanction for morality? Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Marcus Varro went up and down The places where old books were sold; He ransacked all the shops in town For pictures new and pictures old. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Not the least profitable chapters in this book are those devoted to the preparation of manure in composts, to be ripened in pits as Varro advises in the text. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro The chamberlain announced, in a loud voice, "Vergilius, son of Varro, of Rome, and officer of the fatherly and much-beloved Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ It is derived from tueor, which is generally used as a deponent or reflexive verb, but tueor is used by Varro and the legal writers as a passive verb. Bacon is Shake-Speare We cannot tell how far Varro himself followed out this line of thought, for the fragments of his great work are few and far between. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero What must the other folk have done— Who, glancing o'er the books they bought, Came soon and suddenly upon The vandalism Varro wrought! The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Appian gives the list of officers and the limits of their commands, saying: "The coasts of Sicily and the Ionian sea as far as Acarnania were entrusted to Plotius and Varro." Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro "I would speak with you, noble son of Varro," said Antipater, beckoning. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ The history of the Punic wars did indeed reveal, in the fate of a Varro or a Minucius, how popular insubordination might be punished, when its end was wrong. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate It is only as the source of legalised morality that we can think of Varro's Jupiter as "making for righteousness." Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Where are the books that Varro made— The pride of dilettante Rome— With divers portraitures inlaid Swiped from so many another tome? The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Varro was evidently fond of this passage, as he quotes it again, post, p. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro Noble son of Varro!" said he, smiling graciously, "it is a joy to see you. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Q. Rubrius Varro, who with C. Marius, was declared an enemy by the Senate, was likewise a warm, and a very spirited prosecutor. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. But the work is modelled on the Menippean satires of Varro, and belongs to the same class of writing as the Apocolocyntosis of Seneca. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal The worms devoured them long ago— O wretched worms! ye should have fed Not on the books "extended" so, But on old Varro's flesh instead! The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Varro himself wore a beard, as appears on the coin he struck during the war with the Pirates. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro Long before this, the Roman Varro, the great compiler of the religious antiquities of paganism, made a threefold distinction of the doctrine concerning the gods. Saint Augustin Hannibal's Austerlitz, Cannae, approaches nearest to this exploit of the Thracian; but on that field the two consular armies were united under the command of Varro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 His works have not perished, as have those of his contemporaries, Varro and Hortensius. The Life of Cicero Volume One Alas, that Marcus Varro lives And is a potent factor yet! The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac It does not appear that many of the commentators on Virgil have taken the trouble to study Varro thoroughly. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro What we persist in regarding as paganism is what Varro himself called "a religion for the theatre"—matter of opera, pretext for ballets, for scenery, and for dance postures. Saint Augustin The ambassadors, Petronius and Varro, early on the morning succeeding their interview with the Queen, departed for the city. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Thus Varro categorizes the Sibyls, and besides these we hear of a Hebrew, a Chaldaean, a Babylonian, an Egyptian, a Sardian Sibyl, and some others. Holidays in Eastern France While Marcus Varro plied his fad There was not in the shops of Greece A book or pamphlet to be had That was not minus frontispiece. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Varro makes no exception to this rule, but Virgil was here, as in other instances, induced to depart from Varro's wisdom, with the result that he imposed upon Roman agriculture several thoroughly bad practices. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro Varro says, "I believe that God is the soul of the universe, and that the universe is God." The System of Nature, Volume 2 The decision of the council has been confirmed by the senate, and Varro and Petronius have with their train departed from the city. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Varro precipitated a battle at Cannae, in Apulia, where the Romans suffered the most terrible defeat they had ever experienced. Outline of Universal History Like Varro Atacinus, he was born in Narbonese Gaul, and brought into Roman poetry a new touch of Gallic vivacity and sentiment. Latin Literature This custom which Varro regrets had fallen into desuetude so far as Rome was concerned was in his day still practised in the provinces. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro The elder Pliny, a very erudite sage and a somewhat precious writer, is a worthy successor of Varro. Initiation into Literature The first step may be such as that proposed by Varro--the lopping off of the late conquered provinces, leaving Zenobia the city, the circumjacent territory, and Syria. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra They thanked Varro that he had not despaired of the Republic. Outline of Universal History Of the one hundred and thirty comedies attributed to him, two-thirds were rejected as spurious by Varro, and only twenty-one ranked as certainly genuine. Latin Literature It does not appear that the Romans had in Varro's time brought from Egypt our household cat, F. maniculata. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro What a loss we have had in Varro's mythological and critical works! Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge The company, upon this, again resolved itself into many separate groups, and returned to such private topics as each one liked, Zenobia devoting herself to Varro and Petronius. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Varro, in the south, was begging for peace, and all Spain lay at Caesar's feet. Caesar: a Sketch Somewhat apart from the historical writers stand the antiquarians, who wrote during this period in large numbers, and whose treatises filled the library from which, in the age of Cicero, Varro compiled his monumental works. Latin Literature Marcus Varro, in his satire inscribed The Testament, alleging to this purpose the authority of Aristotle. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 He is one of the forty and more whom Varro mentions, and who, it is probable, were leaders of trading expeditions or colonies. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War Those of Tours were suppressed by the same Aviola, assisted with a detachment sent from the legions, by Visellius Varro, lieutenant- governor of lower Germany. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Varro had taken gold from the Temple of Hercules at Cadiz. Caesar: a Sketch As numerous probably were the writers of the school of Cato, on husbandry, domestic economy, and other practical subjects, and the grammarians and philologists, whose works formed two other large sections in Varro's library. Latin Literature Caesar evinced the deepest respect for Varro, and must have carefully studied his views. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Varro and Claudius: It shall be done, my lord. The Rising of the Court At length Varro, old and infirm, yielded to the superior vigour of Silius. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola He called in Marcus Varro's help to form libraries in the great towns. Caesar: a Sketch Among these was Varro, the Roman general, that abominable man whose administration cost his country so dearly. Battle Studies To consider Varro's labours as undirected to any practical object would be to misinterpret them altogether. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Varro, however, says that they were so called from the verb "veho," "to carry;" because in early times those spots were traversed in boats, which mode of carriage was called "velatura." The Captiva and the Mostellaria Several learned Romans, and Varro among others, have, it is true, highly praised the style of this poet, but then we must make the due distinction between philological and poetical approbation. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature A few hints can be gathered from the Epitome of Livy and the fragments of Varro; and here the contemporary sources which can be entirely depended upon are brought to an end. Caesar: a Sketch Of the six thousand horse of which the Roman cavalry was composed, only seventy Romans reached Venusia with Varro, and, of the auxiliary cavalry, only three hundred men found shelter in various towns. Battle Studies Their diffuseness amusingly contrasts with Varro's brevity in his dedication. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius It is apparent from his works that Vergil examined such material, just as he delved into Varro's antiquities and Cato's "origins" for ancient lore. Vergil A Biography No hurt, verily, onely the word signifies, and the reason is, saith Varro, being a great deriver from originals, it is called occiput for that the former part of the head looks likest the Oxe. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 Varro gave in his accounts, with his ships, and stores, and money. Caesar: a Sketch Accordingly Varro, on the following day, on which it was his turn to hold the command, without consulting his colleague, displayed the signal for battle, and forming his troops, led them across the river. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 It is an ingenious excuse for Varro's negligence in not putting his excellent materials together with more care. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Epidius, to be sure, is not mentioned, but we happen to know that Varro—if this be the erudite friend of Cicero—was devoted to the Asianic principles. Vergil A Biography Varro thought that nature, Brutus that the consciousness of virtue, were sufficient consolations for any exile. Seekers after God Varro, who commanded a legion in the south, behaved more honorably. Caesar: a Sketch When they all fled precipitately, he himself also was carried away with the crowd, as had happened to Varro at the battle of Cannae, and to many other generals. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Varro was in his 81st year when he drew upon his memory and experience for this congenial work, 36 B.C. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Of errors committed through ignorance we have no better example than in the case of Varro, through whose rashness the Romans were defeated by Hannibal at Cannæ, where the republic well-nigh lost its liberty. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius His own phrase is a miscellany of old words, deceased long before the Caesars, and entombed by Varro, and the modernest man he follows is Plautus. Character Writings of the 17th Century When Varro, terrified at these things, having altered his route, proposed going to Italica, he was informed by his friends that the gates were shut against him. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries |
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