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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator (c. 260 BC - 203 BC) was a Roman general, twice consul, and twice dictator. His nickname Cunctator (akin to the English noun cunctation) means "delayer" in Latin, and refers to his tactics in deploying the troops during the Second Punic War. By keeping his soldiers close to Hannibal's invading forces – while avoiding combat – he was able to harass the Carthaginian foraging parties, limiting Hannibal's ability to wreak destruction while conserving his own military force.

The Romans at first gave him the nickname as an insult, but following the disaster of the Battle of Cannae, the wisdom of this tactic was understood, and Cunctator became an honorific title.

His cautiousness gave rise to the noun phraseIn linguistics, a noun phrase is a phrase whose Head is a noun. For example, in the sentence Most young people in England have been to school the phrase most young people in England is a noun phrase. A noun phrase can be a single word: in See Jane run Jan " Fabian policy."

Fabius Maximus was also the name of a close friend of AugustusAugustus (plural Augusti is Latin for "majestic" or "venerable". Although the use of the cognomen "Augustus" as part of one's name is generally understood to identify the Roman Emperor, this is somewhat misleading; "Augustus" was the most significant name Caesar cited by TacitusThis article is about the historian Tacitus. For the Emperor Tacitus, see Marcus Claudius Tacitus. Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus 1 (c. 117), Roman orator, lawyer, and senator, is today remembered as one of antiquity's greatest historians. His major w, who in 13Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Years: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Events Last year (5th) of shijianguo era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty Abgarus of Edessa is reinstalled as AD may have been murdered after a supposed visit with the emperor to the island of PlanasiaPianosa is a small (about 10 km2) island in Italy's Tuscan Archipelago. The name derive from the Italian word "pianura" (plain), since its highest point is some 22 meters over sea level. It was known as Planasia in the ancient Roman era. Pianosa has no st to see Postumus AgrippaMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus also known as Agrippa Postumus or Postumus Agrippa was the grandson of Roman Emperor Augustus and was named after his father Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. His mother was Julia Caesaris. In 12 BC, when his father died, Augustu.

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