Common Roman cognomen, initially an individual epithet ('bow-legged', cf. Plin. HN 11,254). Recorded for Alfenus [3; 5], Aternius, Licinius [I 46-47], Quinctilius [I 1-3; II 7-8], Vibius. The best known bearer was P. Quinctilius [II 7] V.
Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum),
Bowie, Ewen (Oxford) and
Graßl, Herbert (Salzburg),
“Varus”, in:
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