person
Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus
Varro of the Atax
also: Varro Atacinus
A poet of the Narbonese Atax (b. 82 BC) who attempted satire without success; named to mark Horace's claim to do the genre better.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.10 Varro of the Atax
P. Terentius Varro of the river Atax in Gaul (b. 82 BC), who tried satire without success — the foil to Horace's claim on the genre.