Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus | Roman Statesman, Commander . . . Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (died 203 bce) was a Roman military commander and statesman whose cautious delaying tactics (whence the nickname “Cunctator,” meaning “delayer,” which was not his official cognomen) during the early stages of the Second Punic War (218–201 bce) gave Rome time to recover its strength
Fabian Strategy - George Washingtons Mount Vernon 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 Hannibal to attack fortified cities in a failed attempt to conquer a port
The Reluctant Warrior – How Fabius Maximus Became Rome’s Greatest . . . The greatest danger to Hannibal’s grand design emerged in the slow-talking, dispassionate Fabius Maximus Fabius realized that Rome must deny the Carthaginian the battles he sought, thereby neutralizing the enemy’s obvious tactical superiority Enough Romans agreed with Fabius following the disastrous Battle of Trasimene in 217 BC
The Internet Classics Archive | Fabius by Plutarch Having related the memorable actions of Pericles, our history now proceeds to the life of Fabius 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 family of the name
Quintus Fabius Cunctator: a general who stands askew in the pantheon of . . . Fabius stands slightly askew in the pantheon of Roman heroes He never won a decisive victory against Hannibal; he let him escape through a gorge; and counselled vociferously against Scipio’s African expedition — the one that finally brought the war to a close
Who Was Quintus Fabius Maximus and What Was His Strategy? | The Death . . . Quintus Fabius Maximus was a Roman politician and general during the Second Punic War When Hannibal invaded Italy in 218 B C , he soundly defeated the Romans in the battles of Ticinus, Trebia and Trasimene causing the loss of some 45,000 Roman and allied soldiers
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus | Military Wiki | Fandom Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, surnamed Cunctator (c 280 BC – 203 BC), was a Roman statesman and general of the third century BC He was consul five times (233, 228, 215, 214, and 209 BC) and was appointed dictator in 221 and 217 BC
Fabius Maximus: Roman Republic’s Strategic Virtuoso Fabius believed that the key to Rome’s success lay in depriving Hannibal of decisive victories He advocated for avoiding open conflict, opting instead for guerrilla warfare and small-scale skirmishes
Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus - Oxford Reference The traditional policy of fighting fixed battles was resumed in 216, but after the disaster at Cannae there was no alternative to Fabius' policy Helped by his position as the senior member of the college of augurs, he became suffect consul for the third time for 215, operating in Campania