Numerius Fabius held the consulship himself with
Lucius Caecilius Metellus during the
First Punic War in 247 BC. Fabius waged war against the
Carthaginians and besieged the town of
Drepana, but was unable to take it. In the year 224, Fabius served as
Magister equitum with his former colleague, Lucius Caecilius Metellus as
dictator. ==References==