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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. Born in Gallaecia, he served as an officer in Britain under Theodosius the Elder during the Great Conspiracy.
Meet Magnus Maximus, the Roman Usurper-Turned-Welsh Hero Who Inspired King Arthur. Read Later. Print. Fourteen hundred years before Britain voted to leave the European Union, it tried (and failed) to Brexit the Roman Empire.
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Mar 26, 2024 · Magnus Maximus (died Aug. 27, 388) was a usurping Roman emperor who ruled Britain, Gaul, and Spain from ad 383 to 388. A Spaniard of humble origin, Maximus commanded the Roman troops in Britain against the Picts and Scots.
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Magnus Maximus was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.
Aug 24, 2023 · Magnus Maximus. Who was Magnus Maximus? Maximus’ revolt and eventual defeat fundamentally altered the course of early Welsh history. His legacy lives on through medieval legends and places bearing his name. Maximus was a Spanish-born commander of Roman troops in Britain.
Marcomer, also spelled Marcomeres, Marchomer, or Marchomir (c. ? - 392) was a Frankish Dux in the late 4th century who assisted in an invasion of the Roman Empire in the year 388, as the usurper and leader of the whole of Roman Gaul, Magnus Maximus, was surrounded by Theodosius I in the city of Aquileia.
