Maximus

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

It was also a common name.

Not a Roman first name.

People

Roman generals

Authors and philosophers

Christian saints

Christian bishops and patriarchs

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
  • Maximus Musicus, the main character of a musical educational franchise of the same name
  • 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, a supporting character in Disney's Tangled

Other

Taxonomy

Latin binomial abbreviations for species
  • 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

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