Fabius
Proper noun
Meaning
Fabius
A male given name from Latin, of historical use in English.
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According to its own ancient legend, the Roman princely family of Massimo descends from Fabius Maximus.
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.
After his dictatorship Shortly after Fabius had laid down his dictatorship, Gaius Terentius Varro was elected as a Consul.
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.
Bercuson, p. 203 Bercuson, p. 202 Naval Force J had begun intense training for the invasion with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in February 1944, with a full-scale simulation of the invasion carried out on 4 May in Exercise Fabius.
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.