Il 'Cunctator' e l''Invictus': azione politico-militare e immagine di Q. Fabio Massimo nella guerra di Scipione Africano

• Autores: Giulia Nardelli
• Localización: Giornale italiano di filologia, ISSN 0017-0461, Vol. 3, Nº. 1-2, 2012, págs. 45-61
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • In spite of a historiographical tradition that tends to consider the figure of Quintus Fabius Maximus only in connection with his delaying, our study focuses on the whole political-military career of the so-called Cunctator, characterized by decisive military successes especially after Cannae, when Fabius’ great strategic insight allowed him to lead the Republic to salvation. However, it was since Ennius’ works that Fabius was mainly praised for his cunctari: that’s why his merits were naturally obscured by the extraordinary triumphs of Publius Cornelius Africanus, who arrived at the right moment to reap brilliantly the harvest of Fabius’ meticulous work, imprinting a permanent mark to Rome’s history.