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Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

300 BC - 203 BC

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, surnamed Cunctator (c. 280 – 203 BC), was a Roman statesman and general of the third century BC. He was consul five times (233, 228, 215, 214, and 209 BC) and was appointed dictator in 221 and 217 BC. He was censor in 230 BC. His agnomen, Cunctator, usually translated as "the delayer", refers to the strategy that he employed against Hannibal's forces during the Second Punic War. Facing an outstanding commander with superior numbers, he pursued a then-novel strategy of targeting the enemy's supply lines, and accepting only smaller engagements on favourable ground, rather than risking his entire army on direct confrontation with Hannibal himself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus has received more than 851,341 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is the 2,726th most popular politician (down from 1,927th in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from Italy (down from 703rd in 2019) and the 190th most popular Italian Politician.

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus was a Roman general who was famous for his delaying tactics in the Second Punic War.

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Among politicians, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 2,726 out of 19,576. Before him are William I of Sicily, Vladimír Mečiar, Richard of Cornwall, Nebra, Richard Walther Darré, and Canute VI of Denmark. After him are Dmitry Ustinov, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Traian Băsescu, Dési Bouterse, Shajar al-Durr, and Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 5. Before him are Ziying, Hasdrubal Barca, Zhao Gao, and Wang Jian. After him are Sophonisba, Nabis, Gentius, Aristo of Chios, Hasdrubal Gisco, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, and Prusias I of Bithynia. Among people deceased in 203 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 2. Before him is Mago Barca. After him are Sophonisba, and Agathocles of Egypt.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 918 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Severinus (600), Theognis of Megara (-570), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), William I of Sicily (1126), and Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548). After him are Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Silas (1), Sejanus (-20), Sebastiano Serlio (1475), Poggio Bracciolini (1380), and Epicharmus of Kos (-524).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 190. Before him are Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Cola di Rienzo (1313), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), and William I of Sicily (1126). After him are Quirinius (-45), Sandro Pertini (1896), Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810), Servilia (-104), Nicola Amati (1596), and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569).

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