Marco Terenzio Varrone

Marco Terenzio Varrone was a prominent Roman scholar and author in the 1st century BC, known for his contributions to literature, linguistics, and agriculture. He is best remembered for his work 'De Lingua Latina,' which laid the foundation for the study of Latin grammar, and for his historical accounts regarding the founding of Rome, particularly the date of April 21, 753 BC, which he established based on earlier scholarly research.