Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 442 BC)

Marcus Fabius Vibulanus was consul of the Roman republic in 442 BC and consular tribune in 433 BC.[1]

Marcus Fabius Vibulanus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office 442 – 441 BC Serving with Postumus Aebutius Helva Cornicen
Preceded by	Marcus Geganius Macerinus Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus
Succeeded by	Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus Manius Papirius Crassus
Consular Tribune of the Roman Republic
In office 433 – 432 BC Serving with Marcus Foslius Flaccinator, Lucius Sergius Fidenas
Preceded by	Servius Cornelius Cossus Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Vulso Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Praetextatus
Succeeded by	Lucius Pinarius Mamercinus Lucius Furius Medullinus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 432 BC)
Personal details
Born	Unknown Ancient Rome
Died	Unknown Ancient Rome
Children	Quintus Fabius Ambustus (tribune)? Numerius Fabius Ambustus? Caeso Fabius Ambustus?
Parents	Quintus Fabius Vibulanus

Marcus belonged to the influential Fabia gens and was the son of one of the early republics leading men, Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, consul in 467, 465 and 459 BC. He was probably the elder brother of Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, consul in 423 BC, and Gnaeus Fabius Vibulanus, consul in 421 BC. Filiations indicate that he, or an otherwise unattested Marcus Fabius Ambustus, pontifex maximus in 390 BC, is the father of the three brothers and consular tribunes Caeso Fabius Ambustus, Numerius Fabius Ambustus and Quintus Fabius Ambustus.

Career

Marcus was elected consul in 442 BC together with Postumus Aebutius Hela Cornicen. Their year of office was peaceful and they enacted measures to send commissioners to establish a colony at Ardea. Many Romans wanted the colony to receive the majority of the land distributed, but it was decided to allot it first to the Rutuli, who were native to Ardea, and give the Roman colonists the remaining land.[2][3][4]

In 437 BC Rome was involved with wars against the Veii, Falerii and the Fidenae, A dictator, Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus, was appointed to handle the crisis. Marcus was one of the legates under the dictator and lead armies against the Veii.[5][6]

He would be elected to hold imperium once more, in 433 BC as consular tribune, together with Marcus Folius Flaccinator and Lucius Sergius Fidenas.[7][8][9]

Two years later, in 431 BC, he would again be appointed legate, serving under the dictator Aulus Postumius Tubertus against the Aequi and Volsci.[10][11]

See also

• Fabia (gens) – Family of Ancient Rome

References

1. Broughton, vol i, pp.54
2. Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, iv. 11.
3. Diodorus Siculus, xii, 34.1
4. Broughton, vol i, pp.54
5. Livy, iv, 17.10, 19.8
6. Broughton, vol i, pp.59
7. Livy, iv, 25.2
8. Diodorus, xii, 58.1
9. Broughton, vol i, pp.62
10. Livy, iv, 27-28
11. Broughton, vol i, pp.64

Political offices
Preceded by Marcus Geganius Macerinus Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus	Consul of the Roman Republic with Postumus Aebutius Helva Cornicen 442 BC	Succeeded by Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus Manius Papirius Crassus
Preceded by Servius Cornelius Cossus Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Vulso Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Praetextatus	Military Tribunes with Consular power with Marcus Foslius Flaccinator and Lucius Sergius Fidenas 433 BC	Succeeded by Lucius Pinarius Mamercinus Lucius Furius Medullinus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 432 BC)