Paullus Fabius Maximus

Paullus Fabius Maximus (died AD 14) was a Roman senator, active toward the end of the first century BC.

[3] Fabius' first known post was that of quaestor, in which capacity he served under Augustus during the emperor's travels through the eastern provinces from 22 to 19 BC.

[5] After his consulship, Fabius served as proconsul of Asia; the exact period of his administration is uncertain, with some sources favouring 10 to 8 BC,[6][7] and others as 6 to 5.

[15][16] During Fabius' administration of Asia, the provincial council decreed a competition to find a unique honour for the emperor.

[17] He was honored with a monument built by some grateful colonists in his memory on the top of the sacred hill of Monte Giove, in the territory of Hatria Picena, where there was a sanctuary.

[22] Fabius was a member of the Arval Brethren, an ancient college of priests that had dwindled into obscurity before Augustus chose to revive its importance as a means of demonstrating his piety and devotion to Roman traditions.

Tacitus reported that Fabius' death in the summer of AD 14 was said to be either directly or indirectly the result of Augustus' anger at this betrayal of trust.