Maximus

Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connexion it is used to refer to:

• Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
• Pontifex Maximus, the highest priest of the ancient Roman College of Pontiffs

It was also a common name.

People

Romans

• Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, „der Zögerer“
• Maximus of Moesia, a lieutenant or governor under Valens in Moesia, immediately prior to the Gothic Wars
• Tiberius Claudius Maximus, a Roman soldier
• Maximus (praefectus urbi), a praefectus urbi of Rome in 361–362
• Maximus of Hispania (409–411), a Roman usurper
• Maximus (Bishop of Zaragoza)
• Magnus Maximus (383–388), a Roman usurper
• Maximus Salvatore Giovonni Auditore Da Firenze Youngest Master Italian Assassin.

Authors and philosophers

• Claudius Maximus, a 2nd-century Stoic philosopher and teacher of Marcus Aurelius
• Ibn Arabi, a Muslim mystic and philosopher also called Doctor Maximus
• Magnus Maximus, an Imperial claimant in the West, 383–88
• Maximus of Tyre, a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and rhetorician
• Maximus of Ephesus, a 4th-century philosopher and preceptor of the emperor Julian
• Maximus Planudes, a Byzantine grammarian and theologian
• Maximus the Confessor, a 7th-century Christian theologian
• Valerius Maximus, a 1st-century writer and historian
• maximus Salvatore Giovonni Auditore Da Firenze Private author

Saints

• Maximus of Aveia or Maximus of Aquila (d. c. 250)
• Maximus of Naples (d. 361)
• Maximus of Évreux (d. c. 384)
• Maximus of Turin (c. 380–c. 465)
• Maximus of Pavia (d. 511)
• Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662)
• Maximus the Greek (c. 1475–1556)

Patriarchs and bishops

• Maximus I of Antioch, Bishop of Antioch in 182–191
• Maximus I of Constantinople, Archbishop of Constantinople in 380
• Maximus II of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch in 449–455
• Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1216
• Maximus III Manasses, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1476–1481
• Maximus IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1491–1497
• Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1946–1948

Deities

• Maximus, a deity in the Ascended Master Teachings, a group of religions based on Theosophy, responsible for issuing the logos that activated the cosmic egg, thus initiating the big bang

Fictional characters

• 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
• Antillar Maximus, a character in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series
• Flattus Maximus, the lead guitarist of heavy metal act GWAR
• Fortress Maximus, a giant Autobot from the Transformers franchise
• Maximus Musicus, a the main character of a musical educational franchise of the same name
• Maximus Roman, nick name of U.K music manager Max Moran

Other

• Maximus Inc., a publicly traded international corporation based in Reston, Virginia
• Optimus Maximus keyboard
• Maximus (BBS), a bulletin board system originally developed by Scott J. Dudley
• Maximus (racing yacht), a racing yacht built in 2005

Taxonomy

Species Latin binomial name abbreviations

• A. maximus (disambiguation)
• C. maximus (disambiguation)
• D. maximus
• E. maximus
• G. maximus
• L. maximus (disambiguation)
• M. maximus
• O. maximus (disambiguation)
• P. maximus (disambiguation)
• R. maximus
• S. maximus (disambiguation)
• T. maximus (disambiguation)
• Z. maximus

See also

• Maxim (disambiguation)
• Maxima (disambiguation)
• Maximo (disambiguation)
• Maximum (disambiguation)

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