Ambustus
Ambustus was a cognomen that distinguished a patrician branch of the gens Fabia. "Ambustus" was Latin for "burnt".
Prominent members of this family include:
- Quintus Fabius M. f. Q. n. Vibulanus Ambustus, consul in 412 BC.[1]
- Marcus Fabius Q. f. Q. n. Ambustus, pontifex maximus in 390 BC.[2][3]
- Caeso Fabius M. f. Q. n. Ambustus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 404, 401, 395, and 390 BC.[4][5]
- Numerius Fabius M. f. Q. n. Ambustus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 406 and 390 BC.[6][7]
- Quintus Fabius M. f. Q. n. Ambustus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 390 BC.[8][9]
- Marcus Fabius K. f. M. n. Ambustus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 381 and 369 BC, and censor in 363; supported the lex Licinia Sextia, which granted the plebeians the right to hold the consulship.[10][11]
- Marcus Fabius N. f. M. n. Ambustus, consul in 360, 356, and 354 BC, princeps senatus triumphed over the Tiburtines.[18][19]
- Gaius Fabius N. f. M. n. Ambustus, consul in 358 BC.[20]
- Marcus Fabius M. f. N. n. Ambustus, magister equitum in 322 BC.[21]
- Quintus Fabius Ambustus, nominated dictator in 321 BC, but compelled to resign due to a fault in the auspices.[22]
- Gaius Fabius M. f. N. n. Ambustus, appointed magister equitum in 315 BC, in place of Quintus Aulius, who fell in battle.[23]
References
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, iv. 52.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, v. 35, 36, 41.
- Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, "Camillus", 17.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, iv. 54, 61, v. 10, 24, 35, 36, 41.
- Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, "Camillus", 17.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, iv. 58, v. 35, 36, 41.
- Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, "Camillus", 17.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, v. 35, 36, 41.
- Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, "Camillus", 17.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, vi. 22, 34, 36.
- Fasti Capitolini.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, vi. 34.
- Joannes Zonaras, Epitome Historiarum, vii. 24.
- Sextus Aurelius Victor, De Viris Illustribus, 20.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, vi. 34.
- Joannes Zonaras, Epitome Historiarum, vii. 24.
- Sextus Aurelius Victor, De Viris Illustribus, 20.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, vii. 11, 17, 22, viii. 33.
- Fasti Triumphales.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, vii. 12.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, viii. 38.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, ix. 7.
- Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, ix. 23.
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