Maximian

Noun

Meaning

Roman Emperor from 286 until he abdicated in 305; when Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in 286 Maximian became emperor in the west (died in 311)

Synonyms

Examples

According to this, after Constantine had pardoned him, Maximian planned to murder Constantine in his sleep. Source: Internet

Bowman, "Diocletian and the First Tetrarchy" (CAH), 73; Millar, 180–81; Southern, 143; Williams, 52. Maximian made Augustus Maximian's campaigns were not proceeding as smoothly. Source: Internet

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 27; Southern, 152. Their homes were distant from political life, but Diocletian and Maximian were close enough to remain in regular contact with each other. Source: Internet

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 34. Maximian fled to Massilia ( Marseille ), a town better able to withstand a long siege than Arles. Source: Internet

By 308 there were therefore no fewer than four claimants to the rank of Augustus (Galerius, Constantine, Maximian and Maxentius), and only one to that of Caesar (Maximinus). Source: Internet

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 41; Lenski, "Reign of Constantine" (CC), 68. The death of Maximian required a shift in Constantine's public image. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms