Fa·bi·us Max·i·mus Ver·ru·co·sus 
(fābē-əs măksə-məs vĕr-y-kōsəs, --), Quintus Known as "the Cunctator." Died 203 BC.
(fābē-əs măksə-məs vĕr-y-kōsəs, --), Quintus Known as "the Cunctator." Died 203 BC. Roman general who defeated (209) the superior forces of Hannibal through delay tactics, thereby avoiding direct conflict and giving Rome sufficient time to muster a great army.