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Roman commander Fabius Maximus provided an alternative path to victory, a war of attrition to wear down an invading or occupying force. Under Fabius, the Romans attacked Hannibal's tenuous supply lines and isolated outposts, captured patrols and forage parties, avoided pitched battles, and ultimately forced a desperate Hannibal to attack ...
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Fabius opted for a strategy of harassing the Carthaginian forces and avoiding open battle. This strategy whittled down the Carthaginians, essentially nullifying the gains they...
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The Fabians defined their political profile as socialist but clearly distanced themselves from Marxist socialism and socialists. They denied the necessity of a revolution for the transition from capitalism to socialism. The full realization of social and economic reforms (such as factory acts, housing acts, education acts) and legislation about the...
A great number of people learned of Fabian ideas of social criticism from George Bernard Shaw’s plays, such as Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and Major Barbara. When presenting examples of shocking dishonesty and hypocrisy of capitalist exploiters in his works before World War I, with his sharp, witty style, Shaw called for reforms along Fabi...
Cole, G. D. H. 1935. Fabianism. In Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. New York: Macmillan. Cole, Margaret. 1961. The Story of Fabian Socialism. London: Heinemann; Stanford, CA: Stanford UniversityPress, 1961. Hobsbawm, Eric J. 1964. The Fabians Reconsidered. In Labouring Men: Studies in the History of Labour, ed. Eric Hobsbawm, 250–271. London: W...
Aug 20, 2021 · Washington was also compared by historians to the Roman generals Fabius and Cincinnatus, both of whom helped save Rome from invasions, became temporary dictators and then relinquished their power...
Oct 7, 2015 · This essay uses the case of Fabius—the pen name of the under-studied American founder John Dickinson—to show how many resources there are for political reform, rebellion, and reconstitution within the American founding.
- Susan McWilliams
- 2015
Mar 6, 2017 · Fabian strategy is one where pitched battles are avoided in favor of harassment and waging a war of attrition. Pioneered by Quintus Fabius Maximus, Fabian strategy has been employed several times through history, most notably during the American Revolution.
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Nov 10, 2020 · FIRST PRINCIPLES. What America’s Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country. By Thomas E. Ricks. Stunned by the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, Thomas...
