His elder brother was Paullus Fabius Maximus (consul 11 BC) and his sister was Fabia Paullina, who married Marcus Titius.
It is believed that Africanus' earliest post was as a military tribune in Spain, though this is not certain.
[3] It was during his tenure as proconsul of Africa that Africanus struck some coins that bore his own image.
[4] Although no wife is attested for Africanus, it is possible that he had a daughter named Fabia Numantina.
[5] However, she was more probably the daughter of Africanus' brother, Paullus Fabius Maximus and his wife, Marcia.