Fabius
/ˈfeɪbɪəs/- (d.203 BC) , Roman general and statesman; full name Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; known as Fabius Cunctator. After Hannibal's defeat of the Roman army at Cannae in 216 BC, Fabius successfully pursued a strategy of caution and delay in order to wear down the Carthaginian invaders. This earned him his nickname, which means 'delayer'.费边（卒于公元前203年, 罗马将军和政治家, 全名昆图斯·费边·马克西姆斯·威鲁科瑟斯, 通称“拖延家法比尤斯”; 公元前216年汉尼拔在坎尼打败罗马军队后, 法比尤斯为拖垮迦太基入侵者, 成功地运用了小心防守与拖延相结合的策略, 从而也为自己赢得“拖延家”的绰号）。