Maximus Explained

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

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 Mansion, 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 Tysons Corner, Virginia
• Maximus (racing yacht), a racing yacht built in 2005
• Optimus Maximus keyboard

See also

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