Commentaries on the Gallic War · Character
Caius Fabius
Roman legate serving under Caesar.
minor
Also known as C. Fabius, Fabius, Lucius Fabius
First appearance: book v
Caius Fabius's tie to Julius Caesar is one of the pressures that moves Commentaries on the Gallic War—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Serves as Caesar's lieutenant, commanding a division in the campaign against the Menapii.
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- Roman legates and Gallic defectors
- Protagonist
- Gallic rebel leaders
- Ambush victims and commanders
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