Encyclopedia entry: Fabius Cunctator

Article: The trial of Fabius Cunctator.(criminal trial of ...
The Economist (US);  February 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ...PARIS FOR the first time in half a century, a former prime minister and two other ex-ministers are on trial in France for crimes allegedly committed in office. In the dock since February 9th, all three are charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence in connection with a scandal over

Article: In the Name of Rome
The Spectator;  November 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... century AD) put it, 'If you want peace, prepare for war.' Goldsworthy's choice of commanders ranges from Fabius Cunctator and Marcellus in the second Punic war (second century BC) to Gelisarius (6th century AD). Before the war against ...

Article: Only Mr Hague can lead this fight. But first he must fight Ken ...
The Spectator;  February 27, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... linguistic escape routes so that the press would be unable to describe him as committed to the euro. Like Quintus Fabius Cunctator, he wanted to delay before giving battle, but there can be no such delay; the momentum of events has seen to that ...

Article: Fabianism
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences;      700+ words ... ... of the inevitability of gradual change versus revolutionary turmoil, they adopted the name of the Roman general Fabius Cunctator (c. 280 – 203 BCE), who successfully delayed battles against the Carthagians in order to gain strength ...

Dictionary definition: Fabius
The Oxford American College Dictionary;      211 words ...Fa·bi·us / ˈfābēəs / (died 203 bc ) , Roman general; full name Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ; known as Fabius Cunctator (Fabius the Delayer). He defeated Hannibal in 209 bc .

Article: Left out of society
Evening Standard - London;  July 28, 1999 ;     302 words ... ... reclaim it." But the Blairites need not fear any immediate assault the Fabians are named after the the Roman General Fabius Cunctator, who as well as not being a noted Blairite was called Cunctator for his delaying tactics.

Article: Sharing pain of economic crisis
The Irish Times;  August 18, 2009 ;     620 words ... ... have already caused 7,000 job losses with a further 12,000 at risk in the immediate future. The Roman general Fabius Cunctator won many famous battles using delaying tactics. Could it be that our Government has decided on a Fabian approach ...