Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus

Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus (c. 186 BC; † about 130 BC ) was one of the important Roman family of the Fabians and was 145 BC consul.

Life

Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus was the son of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus from his first marriage with a Papiria and older by about two years brother of Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus. From his second wife Aemilius Paullus had two more sons, so he let BC adopt from other Roman nobility his two eldest sons after 179. As the eldest son of Fabius treated here was adopted by a 181 BC Quintus Fabius Maximus came to the praetorship, a Quintus Fabius Maximus grandson of the famous Verrucosus.

As a fairly young man Fabius took over in 168 BC on the run by his biological father battle of Pydna against the last king of Macedon Perseus part, where he helped to circumvent the hostile army. Then he was allowed the message of the Roman victory transmit to the Senate. Then he went back to the theater of war and resulted in 167 BC punitive expeditions against first inland cities of Macedonia, which had fallen by the Romans, then by Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica corculum against rebellious Illyrians. After these services he was allowed to participate in Rome on a triumphal his father.

Because of the sparse and few detailed sources can be found as consul few messages for Fabius ' other career except for his deeds. In addition, in the sources, although sometimes Quintus Fabius Maximus from a speech that is not referred to specifically, although at this time, several men of this name lived. However, it is likely that most of Fabius discussed here is meant, because he was the most famous of these homonyms and are therefore not named in more detail needed. This assumption is to be placed the following presentation is based.

So Fabius was 154 BC member of a delegation, visited the Pergamon, and held 149 BC, the praetorship, where he received Sicily as a province. The highlight of his cursus honorum he reached 145 BC, when he was elected along with Lucius Hostilius Mancinus consul. As the leader of the Lusitanians, Viriathus, great successes against the Roman forces in Spain had been able to celebrate, Fabius should contact there with stronger army contingents the sheet again. This task also employed him still in the position of a proconsul 144-143 BC Although he won several minor victories, but reorganized especially the Roman troops and avoided a struggle to offensive manner in order to respond to no great risk of loss must. This tactic was confirmed as his successor again suffered heavy defeats.

It is uncertain whether Quintus Fabius Fabius that is, the BC an embassy of the Romans led by 140 to Crete to settle the border dispute between the villages Itanos and Hierapytna. Under his brother Fabius Scipio fought 134-132 BC return to Spain, this time in Numancia, where he commanded the half of those troops which besieged the city. Since Quintus Fabius Maximus, his son Allobrogicus (129 BC †) hosted the funeral of his brother Scipio, Fabius must be well- BC, died about 130 before this.