Fabricius
CAIUS, surnamed Lucinus, a Roman general who was twice consul and gained several victories over the Samnites and Lucanians. He was famed for his integrity and contempt of riches. This was shown during his embassy to Pyrrhus in 280 B. C., when he firmly withstood all the attempts of Pyrrhus to buy his service. When consul, he discovered to Pyrrhus a plot formed to poison him by his physician; and in gratitude Pyrrhus released the Roman prisoners without ransom. Fabricius was afterward censor, and endeavored to check the growing passion for luxury. He lived a simple life and died poor.
FAÇADE (fa-sad'), the face or front of any building of importance. It may be applied to any side of a large quadrangular building embellished with sufficiently striking architectural features, but it is usually confined to the principal front, in which the chief entrance is most frequently, if not always, situated.