Gaius Fannius Strabo was a Roman politician in the second century BC.
[1] In that year, laws were passed to restrict luxury and the influence of Hellenic culture.
[2] He also introduced the Lex Fannia, a law that restricted dinner expenses, the types of food that were served, and the number of guests.
[3] In 158 BC, Strabo was sent on a diplomatic mission to Illyria in response to Dalmatian piracy.
[4] In 154 BC, Strabo served in one of three diplomatic missions to Asia Minor, in an attempt to end the war between King Prusias II of Bithynia and Attalus II of Pergamon, failing too, in this undertaking.