Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, was a Roman statesman and general who was elected consul in 121 BC. During his consulship he fought against the Arverni and the Allobroges whom he defeated in 120 BC. He was awarded a triumph and the agnomen Allobrogicus for his victory over the Gauls.
Career
Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus was the son of Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, the Roman consul of 145 BC, and a member of the patrician gens Fabia.[note 1] His first appearance was during the elections for quaestor in 134 BC; he was recommended to the voters as a candidate by his biological uncle Scipio Aemilianus, and after Allobrogicus was elected, Scipio took him as his quaestor to Hispania Citerior where they fought in the Second Numantine War. While there, Allobrogicus was placed in charge of 4,000 volunteers.[1]
By 124 BC, he had been elected to the office of
In 113 BC, he may have been the Quintus Fabius who was the leader of an embassy sent to
He was a known orator and a man of letters. Upon the death of his blood uncle Scipio Aemilianus in 129 BC, Fabius presented a banquet to the citizenry of Rome and pronounced the funeral oration of the deceased general. He had at least one son, also named Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, who was notorious for his vices.[8] His grandson was Quintus Fabius Maximus.
Notes
- ^ Allobrogicus was a member of the gens Fabia through the adoption of his father; his paternal grandfather was Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus.
References
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 491.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 512.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 514.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 520.
- ^ Broughton 1952, pp. 521 & 524.
- ^ Smith 1867, pp. 995–996.
- ^ Broughton 1952, pp. 536–538.
- ^ Smith 1867, p. 996.
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S. (1952). The Magistrates of the Roman Republic. Vol. I.
- Smith, William (1867). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. II.
- Keegan, John & Wheatcroft, Andrew (2001). Who's Who in Military History. Routledge. ISBN 9780415260398.