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Maximian. Maximian ( Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310 ), nicknamed Herculius, [3] was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. [1] He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military ...
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Mar 26, 2024 · Maximian was a Roman emperor with Diocletian from ad 286 to 305. Born of humble parents, Maximian rose in the army, on the basis of his military skill, to become a trusted officer and friend of the emperor Diocletian, who made him caesar July 21, 285, and augustus April 1, 286.
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Sep 14, 2020 · Maximian was born near Sirmium at around AD 250 to a poor shopkeeper’s family. He received little or no formal education at all. He rose through the ranks of the army and served with distinction under emperor Aurelian on the frontiers of the Danube, Euphrates, Rhine and Britain. Maximian’s military career prospered further during the reign ...
Maximian’s attempts to set across to Britain and oust the usurper met with heavy defeat. And so Carausius had to be grudgingly accepted, at least for the time being. When Diocletian established the tetrarchy in AD 293, Maximian was allotted control of Italy, the Iberian peninsula and Africa. Maximian chose his capital to be Mediolanum (Milan).
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Maximian abdicated with Diocletian in 305, but the death of Constantius in 306 brought confusion to the political scene—there was a struggle for power among Severus (d.307), Galerius, Constantine (Constantine I, son of Constantius), and Maxentius (son of Maximian). Maximian plunged into the conflict, at first to aid his son in Italy; he ...
Jul 25, 2023 · About Maximian, Western Roman Emperor. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (c. 250 – c. July 310 [8]), commonly referred to as Maximian, was Caesar (junior Roman Emperor) from July 285 [1] [2] and Augustus (senior Roman Emperor) from April 1, 286 [3] to May 1, 305. [4] He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior ...
May 13, 2023 · 13 May 2023. Armed with Herculean strength and a fierce determination, Emperor Maximian rose to power, commanding the Western Roman Empire with an iron grip. A skilled warrior and strategist, he navigated a world riddled with barbarian invasions and political intrigue, leaving a lasting, albeit complex, legacy on the pages of Roman history.
