Cognomen or second last name of some citizens Roman as in the case of Publius Quintilio Varo, military defeated by the tribes Germanic in the forest of Teotoburgo the year 9. In this battle were exterminated some 30,000 men, them legions XVII, XVIII and XIX. According to Suetonius, the Emperor Augustus was butting against the walls of Palace repeatedly saying " Quintili Vare, legions redde: Varo, return me my legions "
