Quintus Fabricius (fl. 1st century BC) was a
Roman
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Senator
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who was appointed
suffect consul
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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
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in 57 BC.
A long-standing supporter of the party of
Augustus
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, his loyalty was rewarded in 2 BC when the events that led to the banishment of
Julia the Elder
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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.
Family
He was married to a woman named Polla, probably an
Antonia
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.
Antonius
. ''Roman Nobilitas: Prosopography and Genealogy''. Christian C. Strachan.
See also
* List of Roman consuls
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References
Sources
*Syme, Ronald, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'' (1986) Clarendon Press
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1st-century BC Romans
Senators of the Roman Empire
Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome
Fabricii
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown