Fabius Maximus

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkb:Scipio_Africanus
gptkb:Roman_Senate
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:birthYear 280 BC
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contribution delay_tactics_against_Hannibal
gptkbp:deathYear 203 BC
gptkbp:depictedIn historical texts
literature
artworks
films
gptkbp:famousFor cautious approach to warfare
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best general is the one who makes the fewest mistakes.”
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped_Roman_military_doctrine
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic military leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fabius Maximus
gptkbp:influenced tactics in modern warfare
gptkbp:influenceOn later_Roman_generals
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Fabius_Maximus_the_Younger
military leaders throughout history
gptkbp:knownFor tactics of delay
the Delayer
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank Second Punic War
Consul
attrition warfare
gptkbp:nickname Cunctator
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Cannae
Battle of Lake Trasimene
gptkbp:notableEvent elected consul multiple times
implemented scorched earth policy
negotiated peace with Carthage
defeated_by_Hannibal_at_Cannae
defended_Rome_against_Carthaginian_invasion
led_Roman_forces_in_guerilla_warfare
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:politicalRole Roman Triumph
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Appius_Claudius_Caecus
gptkbp:role dictator
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Roman_army
military commander
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lucius_Minucius_Thermus