Quintus Fabricius (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman Senator who was appointed suffect consul 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 in 57 BC.
A long-standing supporter of the party of Augustus, his loyalty was rewarded in 2 BC when the events that led to the banishment of Julia the Elder 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.
See also
References
- P. A. Brunt (1961). The Lex Valeria Cornelia. Journal of Roman Studies, 51, pp 71-83 doi:10.2307/298838
- Syme, pg. 88
- Suolahti, Jaakko (1966). "L'ESPANSIONE DI UNA GENS ROMANA (FABRICIA)". Arctos. IV: 76.
- "Antonius". Roman Nobilitas: Prosopography and Genealogy. Christian C. Strachan.
Sources
- Syme, Ronald, The Augustan Aristocracy (1986) Clarendon Press.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGaius Fufius Geminusas Suffect consul | Suffect Consul of the Roman Empire 2 BC with Lucius Caninius Gallus |
Succeeded byCossus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, and Lucius Calpurnius Pisoas Ordinary consuls |