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. The fact that the coin bears the image of Fabius, instead of that of Augustus, shows the friendship between the two of them.]] Fabius was the Nomen of the '''''gens Fabia''''' of Ancient Rome , that derived from the Latin ''faba'' for the Broad Bean , an important food crop in the Roman Empire . The '''''Fabii''''' were one of the several leading Patrician families (''gentes maiores'') of the city. Fabius Maximus Rullianus , five times a consul, was a hero of the Samnite Wars ; but even he was eclipsed by the Fabius Maximus who fought against Hannibal in the Second Punic War . Possible forms: Fabius Fabia Fabii FAMOUS MEMBERS OF THE ''GENS FABIA''
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