Maximianus
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Maximianus or Maximian may refer to:
- MaximianMaximianMaximian was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent...
(Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius), co-emperor with Diocletian, 286–305 - GaleriusGaleriusGalerius , was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sassanid Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299. He also campaigned across the Danube against the Carpi, defeating them in 297 and 300...
Maximianus, Roman emperor, 305–311 - Magnus MaximusMagnus MaximusMagnus Maximus , also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was Western Roman Emperor from 383 to 388. As commander of Britain, he usurped the throne against Emperor Gratian in 383...
, or Maximianus (c. 335–388), usurping ruler of the Western Roman Empire - Archbishop Maximianus of ConstantinopleArchbishop Maximianus of ConstantinopleMaximianus was the archbishop of Constantinople from 25 October 431 until his death on 12 April 434.-Biography:Maximianus had led a monastic life and had entered presbyteral orders; his action in building, at his own expense, tombs for the remains of holy men had obtained for him a reputation of...
, archbishop 431–434 - Maximianus of RavennaMaximianus of RavennaMaximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian was bishop of Ravenna.Born in the Istrian city of Pula , Maximianus was consecrated bishop of Ravenna in 546 by Pope Vigilius in Patras, Greece. Maximianus was a forty-eight year old deacon from Pola when he became the twenty-sixth bishop of Ravenna...
(499–556), bishop of Ravenna - Maximianus (poet)Maximianus (poet)Maximianus or Maximian was a Latin elegiac poet of the 6th century who has been called "in some sort, the last of the Roman poets".-Life:...
, sixth-century Latin poet