(C.), a celebrated Roman, who in his first consulship, year of Rome 470, obtained several victories over the Samnites and Lucanians, and was honoured with a triumph. The riches which were acquired in those battles were immense, the soldiers were liberally rewarded by the consul, and the treasury was enriched with 400 talents. Two years after, Fabricius went as ambassador to Pyrrhus, and refused with contempt presents, and heard with indignation offers, which might have corrupted the fidelity of a less virtuous citizen. Pyrrhus had occasion to admire the magnanimity of Fabricius; but his astonishment was more powerfully awakened when he saw him make a discovery of the perfidious offers of his physician, who pledged himself to the Roman general for a sum of money to poison his royal master. To this greatness of soul was added the most consummate knowledge of military affairs, and the greatest simplicity of manners. Fabricius never used rich plate at his table. A small salt-cellar, the feet of which were of horn, was the only silver vessel which appeared in his house. This contempt of luxury and useless ornaments Fabricius wished to inspire among the people; and during his consulship he banished from the senate Cornelius Rufinus, who had been twice consul and dictator, because he kept in his house more than ten pound weight of silver plate. Such were the manners of the conqueror of Pyrrhus, who observed that he wished rather to command those that had money, than possess it himself. He lived and died in the greatest poverty. His body was buried at the public charge, and the Roman people were obliged to give a dowry to his two daughters when they had arrived to years of maturity.

(George), a learned German, born at Chemnitz in Saxonia, in 1516. After a liberal education, he visited Italy in quality of a tutor to a young nobleman; and, examining all the remains of antiquity with great accuracy, compared them with their descriptions. Fabricius (Jerom), a celebrated physician in the latter end of the 16th century (furnished Aquapendente, from the place of his birth), was the disciple and successor of Fallopius. He chiefly applied himself to surgery and anatomy, which he professed at Padua for 40 years with extraordinary reputation. The republic of Venice settled a large pension upon him, and honoured him with a gold chain and a statue. He died in 1603; leaving behind him several works which are much esteemed.

Fabricius (John Albert), one of the most learned and laborious men of his age, was born at Leipzic in 1668. He was chosen professor of eloquence at Hamburg in 1699, and was made doctor of divinity at Kiel. His works are numerous; and he died at Hamburg in 1736, after a life spent in the severest literary application to collect and publish valuable remains of ancient learning.

Fabricius (Vincent), born at Hamburg in 1613, was a good poet, a great orator, an able physician, and a learned civilian. He was for some time councillor to the bishop of Lubeck, and afterward burgomaster and syndic of the city of Danzig; from whence he was 13 times sent deputy into Poland, where he died at Warsaw in 1657, during the diet of that kingdom. The most complete edition of Fabricius's poems and other works was published at Leipzic in 1685, under the direction of his son Frederic Fabricius.

Fabricius (Baron), one of the finest gentlemen of his time, and known to the public by his letters relating to the transactions of Charles XII. of Sweden during his residence in the Ottoman empire, was descended from a good family in Germany. He was taken early into the service of the court of Holstein; and was sent in a public character to the king of Sweden whilst he was at Bender; where he soon acquired the good graces of that prince. He accompanied him in his exercises; gave him a turn for reading; and it was out of his hand Charles snatched Boileau's satires, when he tore out those that represented Alexander the Great as a madman. Fabricius was also in favour with Stanislaus, and with our king George I. whom he accompanied in his last journey to Hanover, and was with him when he died. A translation of his letters was published in London 1761.

Fabrot (Charles Hannibal), one of the most celebrated civilians of his time, was born at Aix in 1681; and acquired an extraordinary skill in the civil and canon laws, and in the belles lettres. He published the Bafflices, or Constitutions of the Emperors of the East, in Greek and Latin, with learned notes, in seven vols folio; and editions of Cedrenus, Nicetas, Anastasius, Euthaliacarius, Conflantine Manasses, and Cujas, with learned and curious notes.