Magnus Maximus

Reece Period attributed: Period 20

Member of the House of Theodosius dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 383 until 388.

Magnus Clemens Maximus was a commander in the army under Gratian. In 383 his disgruntled soldiers proclaimed Maximus emperor, and he set out to invade Gaul. Gratian’s troops deserted him and Maximus was left with Britain, Gaul, Spain, and Africa. He soon grew more ambitious and invaded Italy. Valentinian II fled to Theodosius, but the two emperors came back and drove out Maximus. He was defeated at Poetovio and executed near Aquileia.

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Magnus Maximus
• Full names:
  • Magnus Maximus
  • Flavius Magnus Maximus
• Title: Consul of the Roman Empire
• Predecessor: Gratian
• Successor: Theodosius I
• Definition: Magnus Maximus (Latin: Flavius Magnus Maximus Augustus, Welsh: Macsen Wledig) (ca. 335 – August 28, 388) was Western Roman Emperor from 383 to 388. In 383 as commander of Britain, he usurped the throne against emperor Gratian; and through negotiation with emperor Theodosius I the following year he was made emperor in Britannia and Gaul – while Gratian's brother Valentinian II retained Italy, Pannonia, Hispania, and Africa. In 387 Maximus' ambitions led him to invade Italy, resulting in his defeat by Theodosius I at the Battle of the Save in 388. In the view of some historians his death marked the end of direct imperial presence in Northern Gaul and Britain.
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• Birth place: Hispania
• Death place: Aquileia
• Spouse:
  • Saint Elen
• Other title(s):
  • List of legendary kings of Britain
  • Consul of the Roman Empire
  • List of Roman Emperors
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• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • Characters in works by Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Ancient Romans in Britain
  • British traditional history
  • Arthurian characters
  • Mabinogion
  • Flavii
  • 4th-century Christians
  • 335 births
  • Executed Roman emperors
  • Usurpers
  • Executed Spanish people
  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • 4th-century crimes
  • 4th-century Roman usurpers
  • Valentinian dynasty
  • 4th-century executions
  • People executed by the Roman Empire
  • 388 deaths