Maximus

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Maximus is a name formed from the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest." Therefore, it is both a proper noun and common noun, both in the ancient, medieval, and modern world. See one of the following:

Contents 1 Ancient world 1.1 Politicians 1.2 Authors & philosophers 1.3 Saints 2 Modern world 3 Popular culture

[edit] Ancient world

[edit] Politicians

• Fabius Maximus, 'the delayer', Punic War general
• Magnus Maximus, Roman Emperor in the west, 383-388.
• Maximus of Hispania, a Roman usurper (409-411) in the Iberian Peninsula
• Maximus, a fragment of the name of a governor of Britannia Inferior, a province of Roman Britain, probably around 225. Little else is known of him save that he restored a granary at Great Chesters.

[edit] Authors & philosophers

• Maximus of Tyre, a Greek philosopher and rhetorician of the 2nd century A.D.
• Maximus of Ephesus, a philosopher from the 4th century.
• Valerius Maximus, writer and historian.

[edit] Saints

• Saint Maximus (Rome), a martyr of Asia who died in Rome in 250.
• Saint Maximus of Turin, bishop of Turin, ca. 380-ca. 465.
• Saint Maximus the Confessor, a Christian monk, 580-682.
• Maximus, bishop of Zaragoza (Hispania) in 592-619.
• Maximus of Aquila, d. 250 AD

[edit] Modern world

• Maximus Australian Independent Rock Band.
• Maximus Inc. is a US company
• Maximus is a 98ft carbon-fibre modern racing yacht built in New Zealand.
• Maximus (BBS) is the name of a BBS software package originally for DOS, Windows and OS/2, and since ported to other systems.
• In English Change Ringing, Maximus is a term that refers to a method rung on Twelve bells. The Maximus group of methods is not only restricted to Cathedrals, since numerous parish churches in the United Kingdom are fitted with twelve bells. The Quex Park Waterloo Tower is the only non-religious tower in the country fitted with a peal of twelve bells.
• The Maximus Poems, 1950-1970 is an unfinished epic by the American poet Charles Olson, mediated through the voice of Maximus of Gloucester, Massachusetts and who is partly based on Maximus of Tyre.
• Maximus (nightclub) is a nightclub in Kotor, Montenegro.
• Maximus (creepy) is a BeatMaking, Massaging, Rapper in a yet to be developed "ville".
• Mirsad Bektašević, alias Maximus, a Bosnian-Swedish terrorist.
• Maximus (rapper), a British Asian Sikh rapper.
• Maximus is the new name for the Optimus keyboard

[edit] Popular culture

• Maximus Decimus Meridius is a fictional character in the 2000 Ridley Scott film Gladiator and is portrayed by Russell Crowe.
• Maximus the Mad is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain.
• One character in the Roman level of the computer game version of Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? introduces himself as "Marius Maximus, Plebeian Plumber of the Roman Republic".