Quintus Fabius Maximus

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Battle_of_the_Metaurus
Second Punic War
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:born c. 280 BC
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Publius_Cornelius_Scipio
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Roman_victory_in_the_Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:culturalHeritage historical texts
gptkbp:currentStatus hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Hannibal
gptkbp:depictedIn historical dramas
gptkbp:died c. 203 BC
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best general is the one who makes the fewest mistakes.”
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Carthaginian_forces
gptkbp:historicalContext Carthaginian_threat_to_Rome
gptkbp:historicalImpact long-term military strategies
gptkbp:historicalLegacy cautious approach to warfare
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:historicalSignificance inspired future military strategies.
delay_tactics_against_Hannibal
honored_in_Roman_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quintus Fabius Maximus
gptkbp:influenced Roman_military_doctrine
subsequent_Roman_generals
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Scipio_Africanus
Greek_military_tactics
gptkbp:inspiration later military leaders
gptkbp:knownFor cautious military strategy
delaying tactics
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Fabius_Maximus
gptkbp:militaryRank dictator
flexible tactics
avoidance of direct confrontation
trained_in_Roman_military_tradition
campaign_against_Carthage
successful_campaigns_against_Hannibal
gptkbp:nickname Cunctator
gptkbp:notable_alumni calm under pressure
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Cannae
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Patricians
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lucius_Emilius_Paullus
gptkbp:reputation strategist
gptkbp:role defensive warfare
gptkbp:servedIn consul
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Roman_Senate
prolonged conflict with Carthage
preservation_of_Roman_forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gaius_Terentius_Varro
gptkbp:tactics attrition warfare