Quintus Fabius Maximus

Quintus Fabius Maximus († December 31, 45 BC) was a Roman senator of the family of Fabians and was 45 BC Suffektkonsul.

Life

Quintus Fabius Maximus was the son of the same name, described as Quintus Fabius Maximus very wasteful and the grandson of the consul of 121 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus. Thus Fabius was able to maintain justifiably proud that he was descended from the noble families of the Aemilii, Cornelii and Fabii.

59 BC Fabius was one of the accusers of Gaius Antonius hybrida, who was suspected to have been involved as consul in 63 BC at the Catiline conspiracy. Although defended by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Antonius hybrida was found guilty. The office of curule Ädils held Fabius 57 BC together with Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. They both wanted to renew the memory of their common ancestor in this function. So they gave Titus Pomponius Atticus commissioned to write a history of the families of the Aemilii, Cornelii and Fabii Maximilian. Fabius was beyond the triumphal arch of his grandfather, the fornix Fabian restore, and also set up his own statue there. The Ädiln but had done too little against the strong increase in prices and therefore got to feel the dissatisfaction of ordinary Romans; Instead, Pompey had to dedicate with special powers to the security of supply of grain.

As Cicero says nothing about to be so important Roman families associated Fabius in the coming years, it is likely that Fabius was already gone over to the side of the emerging Gaius Julius Caesar, though he had on the side of its opponents because of his ancestry must be. These seem to have accordingly built him his future career to higher offices. It is not known whether, and if so, what year has Fabius held the praetorship. 46 BC he was with Quintus Pedius as legate commander of the troops of the future dictator in Spain. The end of 46 BC Caesar himself eventually came to Spain to personally lead the army against his after the death of Pompey (48 BC) remaining civil war opponents. Fabius fought as a legacy of his in-chief until his victory in the Battle of Munda (17 March 45 BC ) with and was then appointed commander of those troops that were storm Munda. He could handle in the sequence also this task. In September Fabius came back to Rome and was awarded BC by the award of Suffektkonsulats for the last three months of the year 45. A few days after his own triumph allowed Caesar also the freshly baked consul to hold a victory over Spain (October 13, 45 BC ), although Fabius had not achieved his success under his own empire. This gave rise to Rome in mockery of the dictator. Since Fabius on the last day of his tenure suddenly suffered death, Caesar ordered a new Suffektkonsul ( Gaius Caninius Rebilus ), the BC officiated only on 31 December 45, whereby the dictator drew upon new ridicule.

Fabius had two sons, Paullus Fabius Maximus and Africanus Fabius Maximus. The choice of name again shows his pride in his descent from the aforementioned famous families.

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