Meaning of "Fabius Maximus" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FABIUS MAXIMUS

Fabius Maximus  [ˈfeɪbɪəs ˈmæksɪməs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FABIUS MAXIMUS

Fabius Maximus is a noun.

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WHAT DOES FABIUS MAXIMUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fabius Maximus

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator was a Roman politician and general, who was born in Rome around 280 BC and died in Rome in 203 BC. He was a Roman Consul five times and was twice appointed Dictator, in 221 and again in 217 BC. He reached the office of Roman Censor in 230 BC. His agnomen Cunctator means "delayer" in Latin, and refers to his tactics in deploying the troops during the Second Punic War. He is widely regarded as the father of guerrilla warfare due to his, at the time, novel strategy of targeting enemy supply lines in light of being largely outnumbered. His cognomen Verrucosus means "warty", a reference to a wart above his upper lip.

Definition of Fabius Maximus in the English dictionary

The definition of Fabius Maximus in the dictionary is full name Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, called Cunctator. died 203 bc, Roman general and statesman. As commander of the Roman army during the Second Punic War, he withstood Hannibal by his strategy of harassing the Carthaginians while avoiding a pitched battle.

TRANSLATION OF FABIUS MAXIMUS

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• Translator English - Chinese: 法比尤斯鲆
• Translator English - Spanish: Fabius Maximus
• English: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Hindi: Fabius मैक्सिमस
• Translator English - Arabic: فابيوس مكسيموس
• Translator English - Russian: Фабия Максима
• Translator English - Portuguese: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Bengali: ফেব্রিস ম্যাক্সিমাস
• Translator English - French: Fabius Maximus
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• Translator English - German: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Japanese: ファビウスマクシムス
• Translator English - Korean: 파비우스 막시무스
• Translator English - Javanese: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Tamil: ஃபாபியஸ் மாக்சிமஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: फेबियस मॅक्सिमस
• Translator English - Turkish: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Italian: Fabio Massimo
• Translator English - Polish: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Фабія Максима
• Translator English - Romanian: Fabius Maximus
• Translator English - Greek: Fabius Maximus
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FABIUS MAXIMUS»

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A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman ...

He died in 203. — 4. Q. Fabius Maximus, elder son of the preceding, was prtetor 214, and consul 213. He was legatus to the consul M. Livius Salinator 207. He died soon after this period, and his funeral oration was pronounced by his father.

Sir William Smith, 1871

Universal Historical Dictionary: Or Explanation of the Names ...

Fabius Maximus, Q. surnamed Rullianus, the first of the Fabii, to whom the surname of Maximus was given, because he lessened the power of the populace at elections, was five times consul, namely, U. C. 432, 444, 446, 457, and 459 ; twice ...

George Crabb, 1833

Social Conflict in Ancient Greece

There are four possibilities: (i) Q. Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, consul in 145; (ii) Q. Fabius Maximus Servilianus, consul in 142; (iii) Q. Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, consul in 121; and (iv) Q. Fabius Maximus Eburnus, consul in 116.

Alexander Fuks, 1984

Rank and Participation in the Republican Senate

Senator L. Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus (Cos. 237) Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (Cos. I 233) ? Lentulus Caudinus (Cos. 237) Fabius Maximus (Cos. 1 233) T. Manlius Torquatus (Cos. I 235) Q. Fabius Pictor (Sen.) Sp. Carvilius Maximus ...

‎1998

The Fragments of the Roman Historians

351–2 Fabius Maximus, Q. (cos. 213) I. 291, II. 525 Fabius Maximus, Q. (cos. suff. 45) I. 350, 351, 352, II. 719, 849 Fabius Maximus, Q. (pr. 181) I. 227 Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, Q. (cos. 145) I. 227, II. 123 Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, ...

Imperium Sine Fine:

He points out that Q. Fabius Maximus regarded himself as a scion of Fabii, Cornelii and Aemilii (Cic., Vat. 28: nihil Maximus fecit alienum aut sua virtute aut illis viris clarissimis, Paullis, Maxumis, Africanis, quorum gloriam huius virtute ...

Jerzy Linderski, 1996

Cannae 216 BC: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army

Quintus Fabius Maximus Only one Roman figure emerges from the turmoil and humiliation of these years of the Hannibalic War with any credit, and this only as a post-factum judgement of his contribution to Rome's survival and eventual ...

Mark Healy, 1994

Ancient Roman Statutes: A Translation with Introduction, ...

II (104) Whereas Quintus Aelius Tubero and Paulus Fabius Maximus, the consuls , reported concerning the number of public fountains established by Marcus Agrippa within the city and its suburbs, and inquired of the Senate as to what action it ...

Allan Chester Johnson, Paul Robinson Coleman-Norton, Frank Card Bourne, 1961

A DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES

FASTI CONSULARES. fASTl CONSULARE& Hi 638 Cn. Cornelius Scipio Calms. M. Claudius Marrellus. W Mi P. Cornelius Scipio Asina. M. Minucius Ruins. Diet, comil. kab. c Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. Mag. Bq. C. Flaminius.

Plutarch's lives

THE LIFE OF FABIUS MAXIMUS. Such were the memorable actions of Pericles,* as far as we have been able to collect them ; and now we proceed to the life of Fabius Maximus. The first Fabius was the son of Hercules by one of the Nymphs,  ...

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Is Obama a modern-day Quintus Fabius Maximus?

Everyone expected Fabius Maximus, an admired leader and experienced general, to quickly march on Hannibal's forces, but he did not. «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»