Gaius Julius Verus Maximus

Maximus
Caesar of the Roman Empire
Denarius of Maximus
Reign	236 – April 238
Full name	Gaius Julius Verus Maximus

Gaius Julius Verus Maximus (217/220 – April 238), also incorrectly called Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus or Maximinus the Younger was the son of the Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax and his wife, Caecilia Paulina.

Maximinus appointed his son Maximus caesar around 236, but he held little real power. Both were murdered by the Praetorian Guard in April 238, during the Year of the Six Emperors.

External links

• Historia Augusta (scroll down to "Maximinus the Younger")

Persondata
Name	Maximus, Gaius Iulius Verus
Alternative names	Maximinus the Younger; Maximinus, Gaius Iulius Verus
Short description	Roman emperor
Date of birth	217 or 220
Place of birth
Date of death	April 238
Place of death	Aquileia