Quintus Fabius Vibulanus

Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, also called "Quinctius", son of Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 483 BC), was consul of the Roman Republic and one of the second set of decemviri.

Biography

According to Livy, Quinctius was the only male to escape the slaughter of the gens Fabia at the Battle of the Cremera in 477 BC, since he was too young to be sent to war.[1]

He was consul of the Roman Republic three times:

  1. 467 BC, with Tiberius Aemilius L.f. Mamercinus (Mamercus)
  2. 465 BC, with Titus Quinctius L.f. Capitolinus Barbatus
  3. 459 BC, with Lucius Cornelius Ser.f. Maluginensis Uritus (Cossus)

During his third consulate, he besieged Antium and helped the Tusculans to rescue their city, which was occupied by the Aequi. In the end, he attacked the Aequi fleeing from Tusculum, killing many of them near Mons Algidus.

In 450 BC, Appius Claudius named him one of the second set of decemviri, ten men given absolute authority in Rome while they compiled Law of the Twelve Tables. Livy says that Fabius was easily corrupted by Appius and he went from being a very good man to a very wicked one.[2]

References

  1. Livy, 2.50.
  2. Livy, 3.41.
Political offices
Preceded by
Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus II
Quintus Servilius Priscus
Consul of the Roman Republic
with Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus
467 BC
Succeeded by
Quintus Servilius Priscus II
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis
Preceded by
Quintus Servilius Priscus II
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis
Consul of the Roman Republic
with Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus
465 BC
Succeeded by
Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis
Spurius Furius Medullinus
Preceded by
Publius Valerius Publicola II
Gaius Claudius Inregillensis Sabinus
Consul of the Roman Republic
with Lucius Cornelius Maluginensis
459 BC
Succeeded by
Gaius Nautius Rutilus II
Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus
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