Africanus Fabius Maximus
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Africanus Fabius Maximus was the younger son of Quintus Fabius Maximus
(consul 45BCE) and an unknown wife. His elder brother was Paullus Fabius Maximus
(consul 11BCE) and his sister was Fabia Paullina, who married Marcus Titius
.
Africanus was named in honour of his natural great-great-great or great-great-great-great uncle Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus
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), and as proconsul of Africa in 6/5BCE.
It was during his tenure as proconsul of Africa that Africanus struck some coins that bore his own image http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Africanus+AND+Fabius+AND+Hadrumentum&s=0&results=100.
. Alternatively, she may have been the daughter of Africanus' brother, Paullus Fabius Maximus
and his wife, Marcia
.
Quintus Fabius Maximus
Quintus Fabius Maximus most commonly refers to;*Quintus Fabius Maximus*A number of ancient Romans from the gens Fabia.The ancient Romans that share the name Quintus Fabius Maximus include:* Quintus Fabius Maximus, augur 203–196 BC....
(consul 45BCE) and an unknown wife. His elder brother was Paullus Fabius Maximus
Paullus Fabius Maximus
Paullus Fabius Maximus was the elder son of Quintus Fabius Maximus and an unknown wife. He had one younger brother, Africanus Fabius Maximus and a sister, Fabia Paullina...
(consul 11BCE) and his sister was Fabia Paullina, who married Marcus Titius
Marcus Titius
Marcus Titius was a Roman politician and commander at the end of the Roman Republic.- Descent and Proscription :Marcus Titius was the son of a Lucius Titius and nephew of Lucius Munatius Plancus. The offices which Lucius Titius held are not known but he was proscribed at the end of 43 BC and...
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Africanus was named in honour of his natural great-great-great or great-great-great-great uncle Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus
Scipio Aemilianus Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus , also known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a leading general and politician of the ancient Roman Republic...
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Career
The career of Africanus Fabius Maximus is much less clear than that of his brother. It is proposed that the earliest post of Africanus was as a military tribune in Spain, though this is not certain. His only two certain posts were as ordinary consul in 10BCE (with Iullus AntoniusIullus Antonius
Iullus Antonius , also known as Iulus, Julus or Jullus, was the second son of Mark Antony and his third wife Fulvia. He is best known for being the famous lover of Julia the Elder...
), and as proconsul of Africa in 6/5BCE.
It was during his tenure as proconsul of Africa that Africanus struck some coins that bore his own image http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Africanus+AND+Fabius+AND+Hadrumentum&s=0&results=100.
Possible Family
Although no wife is attested for Africanus, it is possible that he had a daughter named Fabia NumantinaFabia Numantina
Generally believed to be the daughter of Paullus Fabius Maximus and Marcia, a maternal first cousin of Augustus. However, it is possible that she was the daughter of Paullus' brother, Africanus Fabius Maximus and an unknown wife.- Marriages :...
. Alternatively, she may have been the daughter of Africanus' brother, Paullus Fabius Maximus
Paullus Fabius Maximus
Paullus Fabius Maximus was the elder son of Quintus Fabius Maximus and an unknown wife. He had one younger brother, Africanus Fabius Maximus and a sister, Fabia Paullina...
and his wife, Marcia
Marcia
Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias, better known as Marcia, was the mistress and one of the assassins of 2nd century AD Roman Emperor Commodus from 182–93...
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