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.

Other resources about Magnus Maximus

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Magnus_Maximus
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Maximus

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Magnus Maximus
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  • Magnus Maximus
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• Predecessor: Gratian
• Successor: Theodosius I
• Definition: Magnus Maximus (Latin: [ˈmaŋnus ˈmaksimus]; Welsh: Macsen Wledig [ˈmaksɛn ˈwlɛdɪɡ]; c. 335–28 August 388) was Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian in 383 through negotiation with emperor Theodosius I. He was made emperor in Britannia and Gaul the next year while Gratian's brother Valentinian II retained Italy, Pannonia, Hispania, and Africa. In 387, Maximus's ambitions led him to invade Italy, resulting in his defeat by Theodosius I at the Battle of Poetovio 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, Gallaecia
• Death place: Roman Italy, Venetia et Histria, Aquileia
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  • Ancient Romans in Britain
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  • 330s births
  • 4th-century Christians
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