Maximus
Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
- Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
- Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome
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People
Roman historical figures
- Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280–203 BC), surnamed Cunctator, "the delayer"
- Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor from 383 to 388
- Maximus of Moesia (fl. 89–117), twice consul
- Maximus of Hispania (409–411), Roman usurper
- Petronius Maximus (396–455), Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455
Authors and philosophers
- Valerius Maximus, 1st-century historian
- Claudius Maximus, 2nd-century Stoic, teacher of emperor Marcus Aurelius
- Maximus of Tyre, 2nd-century Greek philosopher and rhetorician
- Maximus of Ephesus (died 372), 4th-century philosopher, preceptor of emperor Julian
- Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), Muslim mystic and philosopher, called Doctor Maximus
- Maximus Planudes (c. 1260 – c. 1305), Greek monk, anthologist, translator and theologian
Christian saints
- Maximus of Aveia or Maximus of Aquila (died c. 250)
- Maximus of Évreux (died c. 384)
- Maximus of Jerusalem, saint and bishop of Jerusalem (died 350)
- Maximus of Lérins (433–460), bishop of Riez, and 2nd abbot of Lérins Abbey
- Maximus of Naples (died 361)
- Maximus of Pavia (died 511)
- Maximus of Turin (died 465)
- Maximus the Confessor (580–662), theologian
- Maximus the Greek (1475–1556), translator in Russia
- Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, martyrs at Rom
Christian bishops and patriarchs
- Maximus I of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch in 182–191
- Archbishop Maximus I of Constantinople, arch-bishop in 380, opponent of Gregory Nazianzen
- Maximus II of Antioch, Patriarch 449–455
- Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza) (fl. 592–619)
- Maximus (Bishop of Ceneda) (fl. 741–790), Bishop of Ceneda
- Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus (died 1305)
- Patriarch Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216)
- Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1476–1481
- Patriarch Maximus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1491–1497
- Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972), Patriarch in 1946–1948
Fictional characters
- Antillar Maximus, a character in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series
- Flattus Maximus, lead guitarist of heavy metal act GWAR
- Fortress Maximus, a giant Autobot from the Transformers franchise
- Maximus, a supporting character, the name of a horse in Disney's Tangled
- Maximus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain who frequently opposes the Fantastic Four and the Royal Family of the Inhumans
- Maximus Decimus Meridius, the main character in Ridley Scott's film, Gladiator
- Maximus Mayhem, an antagonist from the animated show M.A.S.K. (TV series)
- Maximus Musicus, the main character of a musical educational franchise of the same name
- Maximus "Max" Zamfirescu, a character in the 1998 movie My Giant
Other
- Gluteus maximus muscle, the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles
- Maximos, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Greece
- Maximus, a 2013 album by King James
- Maximus (BBS), a bulletin board system originally developed by Scott J. Dudley
- Maximus Inc., a publicly traded international corporation based in Reston, Virginia
- Maximus (racing yacht), a racing yacht built in 2005
- Optimus Maximus keyboard
See also
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