Fabius sought to calm the Roman people promptly by asserting himself as a strong dictator, in a crisis perceived as the worst in Roman history. He asked the Senate to allow him to ride on …

Fabianism or Fabian strategy has come to mean a gradual or cautious policy. Fabius was consul in 233 and 228 as well as censor in 230. After Hannibal’s victory over the Romans at Lake …

Under Fabius, the Romans attacked Hannibal's tenuous supply lines and isolated outposts, captured patrols and forage parties, avoided pitched battles, and ultimately forced a desperate …

After Cannae, Fabius held the consulship in both 215 and 214 BCE. He focused on regaining Roman control over territories that were in rebellion, and he worked to restrict Hannibal's …

A son of Hercules and a nymph, of some woman of that country, who brought him forth on the banks of Tiber, was, it is said, the first Fabius, the founder of the numerous and distinguished …

Fabius rose to prominence during the Second Punic War against Hannibal of Carthage, particularly recognized for his cautious but effective strategy of attrition, which earned him the …

Fabius’s military and political career was distinguished by his five consulships and two appointments as dictator. His tenure as censor in 230 BC further solidified his status in Roman …

Fabius Maximus, also known as the Cunctator (Latin for delayer), was one of the senators sent on an embassy to Carthage after Hannibal attacked Saguntum. He resolved that Rome should …

Fabius was justly called the shield, and Marcellus the sword of Rome; and the Romans, at this period, were accustomed to say, that the steadiness and caution of the one, in conjunction …

Fabius, Quintus Maximus Verrucosus 280-203 BC Key Facts and Figures Key figures in Fabius’ life Scipio Africanus, young scion of Scipiones, a gifted leader who never lost a battle against …