Quinctilius Varus
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Quinctilius Varus or Publius Quinctilius Varus the Younger was the only child to Roman general and politician Publius Quinctilius Varus from his second marriage to Claudia Pulchra.
Through his mother he was the first cousin to Roman Empress Valeria Messalina, her brother Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus, second cousin to Messalina’s children Claudia Octavia and Britannicus. His second cousins were also Augustus’ great grand-children Aemilia Lepida and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
He was born in Rome between 1-6 and was raised there. In 7, his father was appointed German Governor. His father in September 9, committed suicide in defeat due to the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germania Inferior. His mother never remarried. In 26, his mother died in exile as a victim of the treason trials. Through his parents’ inheritance he became wealthy.
Younger Varus became another victim of Sejanus' treason trials. In 27, he was charged with treason and condemned. Tiberius did nothing to save his relative.
