Maximian (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from...
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Diocletian (section Maximian made Caesar)
He appointed fellow officer Maximian as Augustus, co-emperor, in 286. Diocletian reigned in the Eastern Empire, and Maximian reigned in the Western Empire...
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caesares. Initially Diocletian chose Maximian as his caesar in 285, raising him to co-augustus the following year; Maximian was to govern the western provinces...
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Maximianus (redirect from Maximian (disambiguation))
Maximian may refer to the following people: Marcus Valerius Maximianus, suffect consul in 186, legionary legate during the Marcomannic Wars Maximian (Marcus...
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Galerius (redirect from Galerius Maximian)
acclamations. Sometimes called "Maximian II" , since ancient sources often call him "Galerius Maximianus". Emperor Maximian apparently never issued any coinage...
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Constantine's mother, to marry a daughter of Emperor Maximian, and in 293 was added to the imperial college by Maximian's colleague Diocletian. Assigned to rule Gaul...
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The Throne of Maximian (or Maximianus) is a cathedra (episcopal throne) that was made for Archbishop Maximianus of Ravenna and is now on display at the...
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Constantine the Great (section Maximian's rebellion)
empire. In 288, Maximian appointed Constantius to serve as his praetorian prefect in Gaul. Constantius left Helena to marry Maximian's stepdaughter Theodora...
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Maximian was a 4th-century Bishop of Carthage and founder of a splinter group that left Donatism. Maximian was a relative of Donatus of Casae Nigrae and...
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legitimate emperor by his fellow emperors. He was the son of former Emperor Maximian and the son-in-law of Emperor Galerius. The latter part of his reign was...
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Maximianus of Ravenna (redirect from Saint Maximian)
Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital...
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Maximian of Bagai was a 5th century bishop of Bagai in Roman North Africa. His life shows the extent that the religious schism in Roman North Africa could...
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persecution against Christians under the emperors Diocletian (284–305) and Maximian Hercules (286–305), he left his diocese and went to Mount Libanus, where...
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mercy from Maximian. Granted it, he was assigned lands in Lower Germany, probably Batavia, then vacant. He became a Roman client-king. Maximian was hoping...
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who, according to tradition, were martyred at Como during the reign of Maximian. The cult of Fidelis of Como is associated with these saints. Variations...
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the Diarchy ("the rule of two"), involved the designation of the general Maximian as co-emperor – firstly as Caesar (junior emperor) in 285, followed by...
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Walls of Milan (section Maximian walls)
Medici, a Maximian tower and a short trait of walls; in the courtyard of the Archaeological Museum of Corso Magenta, a 24-side polygonal Maximian tower;...
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previously commanded by Maximian. Fearing the arrival of Severus, Maxentius offered Maximian the co-rule of the empire. Maximian accepted, and when Severus...
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April: In Rome, Emperor Maximian attempts to depose his son Maxentius, but the soldiers in Rome side with Maxentius and force Maximian to flee to the court...
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(Middle), Constantine I (West), Maximian (West), Maxentius (Italy), and Domitius Alexander (Africa). July – Maximian flees to Marseille where he is besieged...
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when the city became capital of the Western Roman Empire under emperor Maximian (r. 286–305), the population rose to 100,000 people and thus Milan became...
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Constantius Chlorus. She is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seeck and Ernest...
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Lucien of Beauvais (redirect from Maximian of Beauvais)
traditionally attributed to him. His Passio assigns him two disciples, Maximian (Maxien, Maximien) and Julian (Julien), who were decapitated with him on...
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Maximian is sent to pacify Gaul, where the Bagaudae, a band of peasants, are revolting against the Roman Empire. Winter/Spring: The Caesar Maximian defeats...
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daughter to Maximian. Caradocus, the Duke of Cornwall, had suggested and supported the marriage between Octavius's daughter and Maximian. Maximian accepted...
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However, faced with their former emperor Maximian, the soldiers desert him, and Severus flees to Ravenna. Maximian besieges Severus in Ravenna, who then...
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(the Sequence of Saint Eulalia mentions his co-emperor the "pagan king" Maximian). There is some dispute as to whether she is the same person as Eulalia...
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heirs are listed below the reign of each emperor. Maximian: 286–305 Constantius I: 293–305 Maximian was elevated to caesar by Diocletian in 285, after...
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calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximian and Ianuarianus (or, less frequently, year 1041 Ab urbe condita). The denomination...
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emperors Diocletian and Maximian convene in Milan. An uneasy peace is established between the emperors Diocletian and Maximian on the one hand, and the...
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