Quintus Fabricius Explained

Quintus Fabricius (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman Senator who was appointed suffect consul in 2 BC.

Biography

Quintus Fabricius is suspected to have been either the son or grandson of the Quintus Fabricius who was a Plebeian Tribune in 57 BC.^[1]

A long-standing supporter of the party of Augustus, his loyalty was rewarded in 2 BC when the events that led to the banishment of Julia the Elder and the execution of a number of prominent Roman senators saw him granted a suffect consulship on 1 December, replacing Gaius Fufius Geminus, who may also have been caught up in the political crisis. If this was so, then Augustus saw Fabricius as a man whose loyalty was unwavering during this time of crisis.

There is nothing further known about his career, either before or after his suffect consulship.^[2]

Family

He was married to a woman named Polla, probably an Antonia.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Roman consuls

Sources

• Syme, Ronald, The Augustan Aristocracy (1986) Clarendon Press.

Notes and References

1. P. A. Brunt (1961). The Lex Valeria Cornelia. Journal of Roman Studies, 51, pp 71-83 doi:10.2307/298838
2. Syme, pg. 88
3. L'ESPANSIONE DI UNA GENS ROMANA (FABRICIA) . Arctos . Suolahti . Jaakko . 1966 . IV . 76.
4. "Antonius". Roman Nobilitas: Prosopography and Genealogy. Christian C. Strachan.