Fabius in a sentence

After the battle, there was some feeling that there would be conflict between Minucius and Fabius; however, the younger soldier marched his men to Fabius' encampment and is reported to have said, "My father gave me life.

At one point, Fabius was called by the priests to assist with certain sacrifices, and as such, Fabius left the command of the army in the hands of Minucius during his absence.

It was only after Fabius had saved him from an attack by Hannibal that Minucius placed himself under Fabius' command.

Varro's rashness did not surprise Fabius, but when Fabius learned of the size of the army (eighty-eight thousand soldiers) that Varro had raised, he became quite concerned.

According to its own ancient legend, the Roman princely family of Massimo descends from Fabius Maximus.

After his dictatorship Shortly after Fabius had laid down his dictatorship, Gaius Terentius Varro was elected as a Consul.

As soon as he scored a minor success, by winning a skirmish with the Carthaginians, the Senate promoted Minucius to the same imperium (power of command) as Fabius, whom he accused of cowardice.

As the year wore on, Hannibal decided that it would be unwise to winter in the already devastated plains of Campania but Fabius had ensured that all the mountain passes offering an exit were blocked.

Before that battle, a series of omens had been witnessed, including a series of lightning bolts, which Fabius had believed were warnings from the gods.

Fabius became gravely ill and died in 203 BC, shortly after Hannibal's army left Italy, and before the eventual Roman victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama won by Scipio.

Fabius closely followed Hannibal's path of destruction, yet still refused to let himself be drawn out of the defensive.

Fabius' constant harassment of Hannibal's force handicapped the latter's command abilities and gained many prisoners.

Fabius had told Minucius not to attack Hannibal in his absence, but Minucius disobeyed and attacked anyway.

Fabius now sold these estates to pay the enemy army for the received surplus of prisoners.

Fabius' policy was to shadow Hannibal by moving on the heights parallel to the Carthaginian movements on the plains, to avoid Hannibal's cavalry which was supreme on flat terrain.

Fabius rejected this, and instead let Minucius command half of the army, while he commanded the other half.

Fabius Rusticus and Cluvius Rufus both wrote condemning histories on Caligula that are now lost.

Fabius was able to harass the Carthaginian foraging parties, limiting Hannibal's ability to wreak destruction, while conserving his own military force.

Fabius was within striking distance but in this case his caution worked against him.

Fabius, we are told, reminded Minucius that it was Hannibal, and not he, who was the enemy.