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Quintus Fabius Maximus
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The Fabii bore the cognomen Maximus, 'Greatest,' for their deserts; the most famous, Cunctator, wore Rome down Hannibal by delay.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.2 Maximus
Quintus Fabius Maximus, a powerful patrician friend and patron of Ovid, connected by marriage to Augustus's wife Marcia; addressee of this long plea.
- The Festivals §13 the Fabii's
The Fabii, whose cognomen Maximus ('Greatest') was the highest a name could reach — until Augustus shared a name with Jove.