Fabius Maximus

[ fey-bee-uhs mak-suh-muhs ]

noun

1. Quintus Fabius Maximus VerrucosusCunctator, 275–203 b.c., Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.

Fabius Maximus

/ ˈfeɪbɪəs ˈmæksɪməs /

noun

1. Fabius Maximus203 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman full name Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, called Cunctator (the delayer). 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

Example Sentences

For this he was censured in the Senate by Fabius Maximus, who called him the corruptor of the Roman army.

From Literature

So, for example, he studied the lives of the Athenian leader Pericles and the Roman statesman Fabius Maximus, raising questions like How far can you let enthusiasm carry you as a leader, and how much do you need to control it?

From Forbes

Tim Mullaney reports on why the economy is not yet a pretty picture, Michael Lombardi explains why a recession is inevitable within 12 months, and Fabius Maximus is confused.

From New York Times

Fabius Maximus, a Roman general nicknamed “The Delayer”, wore Hannibal’s invading army down by avoiding pitched battles.

From Economist

The entrance-hall has its distinctive dais and canopy adorned with the motto of the family "Cunctando Restituit," in allusion to the descent which they claim from the great dictator Fabius Maximus, who is described by Ennius as having "saved the republic by delaying."

From Project Gutenberg