Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

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Roman general Roman statesman censor of the Roman Republic consul of the Roman Republic dictator of the Roman Republic human patrician

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus was a Roman statesman and general of the Second Punic War, famed for his cautious delaying tactics against Carthaginian forces that earned him the nickname "Cunctator" (the Delayer).

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Fabius	2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman general ⓘ Roman statesman ⓘ censor of the Roman Republic ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ dictator of the Roman Republic ⓘ human ⓘ patrician ⓘ
avoided	direct large-scale engagement with superior enemy forces ⓘ
birthPlace	Rome ⓘ
cognomen	Maximus ⓘ Verrucosus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Republic ⓘ
culture	Ancient Roman culture ⓘ
describedIn	works of Livy ⓘ works of Plutarch ⓘ
enemy	Carthage ⓘ
era	Roman Republic ⓘ surface form: Middle Roman Republic
familyName	Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fabius
gens	gens Fabia ⓘ
heldOffice	Roman censor ⓘ Roman consul ⓘ Roman dictator ⓘ
honorificTitle	Maximus ⓘ
influenced	concept of Fabian strategy in later military theory ⓘ
knownFor	Fabian strategy ⓘ cautious delaying tactics against Hannibal ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legacy	namesake of Fabian tactics ⓘ
memberOf	Roman Senate ⓘ
militaryConflict	Punic Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflict
militaryRank	general ⓘ
militaryTheater	Italian Peninsula ⓘ
nickname	Cunctator ⓘ
nicknameMeaning	the Delayer ⓘ
notableBattle	campaigns against Hannibal in Italy ⓘ
opponent	Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca
participatedIn	Second Punic War ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Roman aristocratic elite ⓘ
politicalSystem	Roman Republic ⓘ
praenomen	Quintus ⓘ
strategy	avoiding pitched battles with Carthaginian forces ⓘ harassing enemy supply lines ⓘ wearing down the enemy over time ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century BC ⓘ
usedTactic	scorched earth policy against Hannibal ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarentum → capturedBy → Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ

Laurent Fabius → familyName → Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fabius

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus → familyName → Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fabius

Second Punic War → hasCommander → Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → opponent → Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal