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Jul 20, 2017 · Magnus Maximus (c. 355 - August 28, 388 CE) was a Roman usurper and Western Roman Emperor from 383-388 CE. He was a prominent general in the Roman army, particularly in the province of Britain. In 383 CE he usurped the Western throne, rebelling against the legitimate emperor Gratian.
Magnus Maximus. by Peter Kessler, 1 April 1999. One of the greatest figures in Britain towards the end of the Roman empire was General Magnus Clemens Maximus. He was born on the Iberian peninsula in the mid-fourth century, to a Roman household with some standing, although the details of these origins are a little confused.
Magnus Maximus, known in Welsh as Macsen Wledig and dying on August 28, 388, served as the Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388 after usurping the throne from Emperor Gratian.
Became emperor AD 383. Died AD 388. Magnus Maximus was born to a poor Spanish family, probably in the province of Callaecia in north western Spain. After a military career, Maximus came to serve under Theodosius the Elder in Britain in AD 369, and in Africa from AD 373 to 375.
May 17, 2018 · *Magnus Maximus.* Army commander and usurper of the late Roman period. In ad 383 the British commander Magnus Maximus led an uprising which resulted in the assassination of the western Augustus [1] (emperor) Gratian, son of Valentinian I.
Aug 24, 2023 · As an ambitious usurper who dared to challenge Rome’s authority, Magnus Maximus was a pivotal transitional figure in Wales’ transformation from Roman province to a land of independent Welsh kingdoms during the early medieval era.
Magnus Maximus ( Latin: [ ˈmaŋnus ˈmaksimus]; Welsh: Macsen Wledig [ ˈmaksɛn ˈwlɛdɪɡ]; died 28 August 388) was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.
