Plutarch's Life of Fabius Maximus
By Plutarch (Rome)
The cautious dictator whose steadfast refusal to give pitch battle wore down Hannibal's genius and saved the Roman republic. Moral focus: Patience, endurance under slander, and masterly restraint.
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Lesson 1: The Disaster of Lake Trasimene
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Quintus Fabius Maximus (The Delayer)
The Disaster of Lake Trasimene
Flaminius is routed by Hannibal; the Senate turns in desperation to the ancient religion and Fabius.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Disaster of Lake Trasimene
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Quintus Fabius Maximus (The Delayer)
Lesson 2: The Cunctator: The Master of Delay
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Lesson 3: Hannibal in the Vineyards of Falernus
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Lesson 4: The Slander at Rome & The Master of Horse
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Lesson 5: Rescuing the Rash Minucius
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Lesson 6: The Repentance of Minucius
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Lesson 7: The Disaster of Cannae: The Darkest Day
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Lesson 8: Fabius Restores the Broken Heart of Rome
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Lesson 9: Refusing to Ransom the Captives
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Lesson 10: The Recapture of Tarentum
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Lesson 11: The Rivalry with Young Scipio
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Lesson 12: Death before Zama & The Universal Grief
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