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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. As a result, he is regarded as the originator of many tactics used in guerrilla warfare. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is the 1,163rd most popular politician (up from 2,726th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Italy (up from 918th in 2019) and the 75th 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 1,163 out of 19,576. Before him are Yeongjo of Joseon, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Abul Kalam Azad, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Matilda of Boulogne, and Francis II of the Two Sicilies. After him are Cassander, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Nikolai Yezhov, Eduard Bernstein, Leo VI the Wise, and Asa of Judah.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 2. Before him is Hasdrubal Barca. After him are Nabis, Hanno the Great, Ziying, Zhao Gao, Wang Jian, Berenice, Xanthippus of Carthage, Arsaces II of Parthia, Gentius, and Sophonisba. Among people deceased in 203 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 1. After him are Mago Barca, Sophonisba, and Agathocles of Egypt.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 486 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Cagliostro (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Zephyrinus (150), and Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836). After him are Julia (-76), Amalasuntha (495), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Reinhold Messner (1944), Maurizio Gucci (1948), and Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ranks 75. Before him are Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Cato the Younger (-95), Roger II of Sicily (1095), Clara Petacci (1912), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), and Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836). After him are Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Ancus Marcius (-675), Charles I of Hungary (1288), Pietro Badoglio (1871), Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), and Tiberius Claudius Nero (-85).

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