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His first appearance in surviving records is as Master of the Horse in 325 BC, when he won a daring victory against the Samnites at Imbrinium . However, he had acted without the authority of the dictator Papirius Cursor , who was angry and demanded that the Senate punish Fabius for disobeying orders. Livy (8.31-36) describes a tense scene where Papirius stood nearly alone against the senate and people, who supported Fabius because of his victory, but who also did not wish undercut the absolute authority they had given Papirius; finally Fabius threw himself at the feet of the dictator and asked forgiveness, which was granted.
Fabius became consul for the first time in 322, although little is said of his time in office. He appears next as a dictator himself in 315 BC, successfully besieging Saticula and then, less successfully, fighting at Lautalae . ( Diodorus mentions another dictatorship in 313, but this is probably mistaken.) As consul in 310Centuries: 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC Years: 315 BC 314 BC 313 BC 312 BC 311 BC 310 BC 309 BC 308 BC 307 BC 306 BC 305 BC Events Battle of L, Fabius fought the Etruscans at Sutrium , then followed them when they fled into the Ciminian Forest and defeated them again. Consul again in 308Centuries: 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 313 BC 312 BC 311 BC 310 BC 309 BC 308 BC 307 BC 306 BC 305 BC 304 BC 303 BC Events Battle of Salamis:, he defeated PerusiaThe ancient Perusia now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the twelve confederate cities of Etruria. It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Romans. It took, however, an important part in the and Nuceria Alfaterna .
He then served as censorThis article is about the Roman political office. For information on control of published information, see the article censorship. The utensil for incense is a censer. Not to be confused with sensor. A censor was a political officer of the Roman Republic. beginning in 304Centuries: 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 309 BC 308 BC 307 BC 306 BC 305 BC 304 BC 303 BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC Events Siege of Rhodes by.
Fabius was consul for the fourth time in 297Centuries: 4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC 298 BC 297 BC 296 BC 295 BC 294 BC 293 BC 292 BC Events In the Roman Repub, defeating the Samnites at Tifernum by sending part of his line around the hills behind the enemy, and in 295Centuries: 4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 300 BC 299 BC 298 BC 297 BC 296 BC 295 BC 294 BC 293 BC 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC Events In the Battle of S he was elected unanimously for a fifth term, where he won lasting fame for defeating a coalition of Etruscans, Samnites, and Gauls in the epic battle of Sentinum.
Rullianus' son was Fabius Gurges , and his great-grandson the Fabius Maximus, Cunctator, of the Second Punic War.
Although Rullianus' fame is undoubted, the main source of his life is Livy, who in turn worked from annals by Fabius Pictor and others, and many of the details are suspiciously similar to stories of the Cunctator.