person
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
Roman consul of 121 BC who defeated the Arverni and Ruteni (earning the name Allobrogicus); Caesar cites his clemency as precedent for Roman policy in Gaul.
Reading notes
- De Bello Gallico §1.45.2 Quintus Fabius Maximus
Consul of 121 BC who crushed the Arverni and Ruteni (whence his cognomen Allobrogicus); his clemency is Caesar's precedent for Roman policy in Gaul.