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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Petronius_MaximusPetronius Maximus - Wikipedia

    Early career. Petronius Maximus was born about 397. Although he was of obscure origin, it is believed that he belonged to the Anicius and Petronius families. Related to the later Emperor Olybrius, Maximus was the son of Anicius Probinus, and the grandson of Anicia Faltonia Proba and Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus, who was prefect of Illyricum in 364, prefect of Gaul in 366, prefect of Italy ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Petronius-MaximusPetronius Maximus | Usurper, Senate & Assassination | Britannica

    Mar 26, 2024 · Petronius Maximus (born 396—died May 31, 455, Rome [Italy]) was the Western Roman emperor from March 17 to May 31, 455. He was not recognized as emperor by the Eastern empire. Maximus was prefect of Rome in 420 and twice served as consul. In 454 he and the eunuch Heraclius engineered the assassination of the powerful patrician Aetius.

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  4. www.geni.com › people › Petronius-Maximus-RomanFlavius Anicius Petronius Maximus, Western Roman Emperor (c ...

    Apr 26, 2022 · Petronius Maximus. Petronius Maximus (Latin: Flavius Anicius Petronius Maximus Augustus) (c. 396-31 May 455) was Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Flavius Aëtius, and the Western Roman Emperor ...

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  5. roman-empire.net › collapse › petronius-maximusEmperor Petronius Maximus | The Roman Empire

    Name: Flavius Petronius Maximus. Born in AD ca. 396. Became emperor March AD 455. Died at Rome, 31 May AD 455. Petronius Maximus was born in about AD 396, his birthplace being unknown. Being of obscure origin, Petronius Maximus achieved remarkable career early on in his life. He served as tribune and in AD 415 as notarius and already by AD 416 ...

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    Jul 26, 2021 · Flavius Petronius Maximus(AD ca. 396 – AD 455) Petronius Maximus was born in about AD 396, his birthplace being unknown. Being of obscure origin, Petronius Maximus achieved remarkable career early on in his life. He served as tribune and in AD 415 as notarius and already by AD 416 he had become finance minister, a post he held until about AD 419.

  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › Petronius_MaximusPetronius Maximus - Wikiwand

    Petronius Maximus was Roman emperor of the West for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Aëtius, and the Western Roman emperor, Valentinian III.

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  10. roman-emperors.sites.luc.edu › petmaxRoman Emperors - DIR Petronius Maximus

    The reign of Petronius Maximus brought to an end the dynasty of Valentinian and Theodosius, which had provided stability ever since 364, even during the troubled years of the fifth century under Honorius (395-423) and Valentinian III (425-455). Maximus was the first of the so-called "shadow" emperors who would oversee the last years of the ...

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