Vorenus and Pullo

This article is about historic figures. For fictional characters, see Lucius Vorenus (Rome character) and Titus Pullo (Rome character).
"Varenus" redirects here. For other persons named Varenus, Vorenus, or Varenius, see Varena gens.
Lucius Vorenus
A page (p. 118) of Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico with description of actions of T. Pulfio & L. Varenus
AllegianceJulius Caesar
RankCenturion
UnitLegio XI Claudia
Titus Pullo
AllegianceJulius Caesar, later Pompey
RankCenturion
UnitLegio XI Claudia
Legio XXIV Victrix Rapax
Battles/warsBattle of Pharsalus

Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, or rather Lucius Varenus and Titus Pulfio[1] were two Roman centurions mentioned in the personal writings of Julius Caesar. Although it is sometimes stated they were members of the 11th Legion (Legio XI Claudia), Caesar never states the number of the legion concerned, giving only the words in ea legione ("in that legion"). All that is known is that the legion in which they served under Caesar was one commanded at the time by Quintus Cicero.

  1. ^ Vorenus' nomen is given as Varenus and Pullo's as Pulfio, Puleio, Pullio, Pulcio or Pulcia in various manuscripts and printed editions.