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Which famous poet described Varro as "the third great light of Rome"?

  • Petrarch

  • Virgil

  • Cicero

  • Ovid

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Petrarch, the renowned Italian poet, hailed Varro as "the third great light of Rome." Varro, a prolific scholar and writer of the Roman Republic, was highly esteemed by Petrarch for his vast knowledge and contributions to Roman literature. Petrarch placed Varro alongside Cicero and Virgil as the three most influential figures in Roman intellectual history.
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