Marcus Fabius Ambustus (consul 360 BC)

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This article is about the consul in 360 BC. For the tribune in 380 BC, see Marcus Fabius Ambustus (tribune 380 BC).

Marcus Fabius N.f. Ambustus (fl. 360–351 BC) was a statesman and general of the Roman Republic.

He served as consul three times: in 360, 356, and 354 BC. His consulships occurred during a time in which Rome was reasserting itself following its defeat at the hands of the Gauls in the Battle of the Allia of 387 BC. He defeated the Hernici in 356, and Tibur in 354, earning a triumph for the latter victory. However he was defeated by Tarquinia.[1]

He served as interrex in 355 and 351, and as dictator in 351.[2] During his dictatorship, the plebs were made eligible for the consulship again, over his objections.[1] There is some disagreement between scholars over whether he ever served as censor, possibly in 358, and as princeps senatus later in life (the two questions are connected, as all principes prior to 209 BC were censorii).[2]

His son, Fabius Maximus Rullianus, was a famous general.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b John Hazel (2002). "Fabius 1. Ambustus, Marcus". Who's Who in the Roman World. Routledge. p. 105. ISBN 0415291623. 
  2. ^ a b Francis X. Ryan (1998). Rank and participation in the Republican Senate. Franz Steiner Verlag, pp. 173–174. ISBN 3515070931. 
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