Paullus Fabius Maximus

Paullus Fabius Maximus (c. 46 BC; † 14 AD) was a Roman politician and senator of the Augustan period.

Paullus was from a noble family, the Fabians and Quintus Fabius Maximus was the son of, Suffektkonsul 45 BC His younger brother was Africanus Fabius Maximus, consul 10 BC Paullus was a close and influential friend of the emperor Augustus and Marcia, the daughter of Lucius Marcius Philippus and cousin of Augustus, married. He also acted as a patron of the Roman poet Horace, and Ovid.

Between 22 and 19 BC Paullus was as quaestor Augusti companion of Augustus on his journey to the East. From the fact that his wife was in the east a tomb, the conclusion has been drawn that he had been governor of Cyprus around 15 BC. However, this is not safe. In the year 11 BC held Paullus the ordinary consulate. Without adherence to the five-year interval he was 10/9 BC, proconsul of the province of Asia and 3/2 BC legate of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis. Paullus was also Pontifex and Arvalbruder.

Early summer of AD 14 to Paullus took part in a secret visit of the princeps in the exiled grandson Agrippa Postumus on the island of Elba Planasia close as only companion and this tells his wife Marcia, but this in turn the Empress Livia have been informed should. This had the occasion provided that Paullus had fallen into disfavor with Augustus and perhaps ended shortly before his death by suicide. In research, this story is mainly considered as untrustworthy. His son was the ordinary consul of AD 34 Paullus Fabius Persicus.