Noun
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)
Source: WordNetAccording 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