Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dictator_of_Rome
gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:consul_of_Rome
gptkbp:birthDate c. 280 BC
gptkbp:cognomen gptkb:Cunctator
gptkb:Verrucosus
gptkbp:deathDate 203 BC
gptkbp:father gptkb:Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Gurges
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Second_Punic_War
gptkb:Hannibal
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Fabian_strategy
delaying tactics against Hannibal
gptkbp:legacy Fabian strategy named after him
gptkbp:meaningOfCognomen Cunctator means 'delayer'
Verrucosus means 'warty'
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:gens_Fabia
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Cunctator
gptkbp:notableEvent advocated attrition warfare against Carthage
criticized for avoiding pitched battles
later praised for saving Rome
appointed dictator after Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
gptkbp:numberOfConsulships five
gptkbp:officeHolder gptkb:revolutionary
gptkb:consul
gptkb:princeps_senatus
gptkb:censorship
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Hannibal
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:praenomen gptkb:Quintus
gptkbp:religion Ancient Roman religion
gptkbp:servedAsDictator twice
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Africanus
gptkbp:title gptkb:Cunctator
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fabian_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
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