Quintus Fabius Maximus Eburnus

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Eburnus (fl. 2nd century BC) was a Roman statesman of the patrician gens Fabia. He was the son of Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus, consul in 142 BC, himself adopted from the gens Servilia into the gens Fabia, allegedly by one of the two adoptive sons of Fabius Maximus himself. Two of his paternal uncles -- Gnaeus Servilius Caepio and Quintus Servilius Caepio -- served as consuls in 141 BC and 140 BC successively. His first cousin was Quintus Servilius Caepio, consul in 106 BC and the co-commander at Arausio in 105 BC. (This Caepio was paternal grandfather of Caesar's lover Servilia).

Eburnus served as praetor urbanus in 118 BC and was elected consul for 116 BC with Gaius Licinius Geta. He became censor in 108 BC with his co-consul.

However, Eburnus's claim to fame was his severity by Late Republican Roman standards. As pater familias, he condemned to death one of his sons for "immorality" or "unchastity". For this he was reviled and, accused by Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (possibly the consul of 89 BC), for having exceeded the limits of patria potestas. Eburnuse went into exile in Nuceria.

Preceded by Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus and Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur

Consul of the Roman Republic with Gaius Licinius Geta 116 BC

Succeeded by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Marcus Caecilius Metellus