Fabius was given dictatorship powers in Rome and his intent was to harass Hannibal's troops but not engage with a full army.
Fabius Maximus (died 203 ) was a Roman general and statesman, who served as consul five times and dictator twice. In the Second Punic War against the Carthaginians, led by Hannibal, he preferred delaying tactics, earning him the name Cunctator (Delayer). Fabius was given dictatorship powers and his intent was to harass Hannibal's troops but not engage with a full army, thereby minimizing Roman exposure but causing damage to the Carthaginians. Because of dissent among the Romans, the tactic was not allowed time to prevail and after Fabius' dictatorship ended, the new leader Varro did engage Hannibal and lost. In this early 1900s illustration Fabius is shown addressing the Roman Senate.
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