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Maximus is a name formed from the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest." It is therefore also a common noun, and may refer to any of the following: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... In linguistics, a noun or noun substantive is a lexical category which is defined in terms of how its members combine with other grammatical kinds of expressions. ...

People in the Ancient World

Politicians

• Pupienus, also called Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus, joint Roman Emperor with Balbinus around 238 A.D.
• Fabius Maximus, Punic War general
• Magnus Maximus, Roman Emperor in the west, 383-388
• Maximus of Hispania, a Roman usurper (409-411) in the Iberian Peninsula
• Pontifex Maximus, high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs

Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus, born about 178, was an example of ascension in the Roman hierarchical system due to military success. ... Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ... Pupienus Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus and Decius Caelius Calvinus Balbinus (both died on July 29, 238) were elected co_emperors by the Roman senate on April 22, 238 after the failure of Gordian I and Gordian II to defeat the usurper Maximinus Thrax. ... Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. ... History -- Military History -- War The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. ... Magnus Maximus. ... Maximus was Roman usurper (409 - 411) in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula - modern Portugal and Spain). ... For the official Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:Usurpation. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. ... Alternate meanings: see Pontifex (disambiguation) In Ancient Rome, the Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the collegium of the Pontifices, the most august position in Roman religion, open only to a patrician, until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. ... This article is about religious workers. ... The College of Pontiffs or Collegium Pontificum (collegium in Latin means a board or committee rather than an educational institution) was a body of the ancient Roman state whose members were the highest-ranking priests of the polytheistic state religion. ...

Authors & philosophers

• Claudius Maximus, Stoic philosopher and teacher of Marcus Aurelius.
• Ibn Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher also called Doctor Maximus
• Maximus of Tyre, a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and rhetorician
• Maximus of Ephesus, a 4th-century philosopher
• Valerius Maximus, writer and historian

Claudius Maximus was a stoic philosopher and a teacher of Marcus Aurelius[1] who lived in the 2nd century AD. Marcus describes him as the perfect sage: From Maximus I learned self-government, and not to be led aside by anything; and cheerfulness in all circumstances, as well as in... Stoicism is a school of philosophy commonly associated with such Greek philosophers as Zeno of Citium, Cleanthes, or Chrysippus and with such later Romans as Cicero, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus. ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121[2] – Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... For the Maliki scholar, see Ibn al-Arabi. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Look up mystic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Cassius Maximus Tyrius (Maximus of Tyre), a Greek rhetorician and philosopher who flourished in the time of the Antonines and Commodus (2nd century A.D). ... Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... Rhetoric (from Greek , rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is generally understood to be the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral, visual, or written language; however, this definition of rhetoric has expanded greatly since rhetoric emerged as a field of study in universities. ... Maximus of Ephesus was a 4th century pagan Greek neo-Platonist. ... Valerius Maximus was a Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes. ...

Saints

• Saint Maximus (Rome), (d. 250), an Asian martyr who died in Rome
• Maximus of Évreux (4th century), martyr and bishop
• Saint Maximus of Turin, bishop of Turin, ca. 380-ca. 465.
• Maximus the Confessor, a Christian monk, 580-682.
• Maximus, bishop of Zaragoza, from 592-619.
• Maximus of Aquila, d. ca. 250 AD

Saint Maximus (d. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Saint Maximus of Évreux (d. ... Saint Maximus of Turin ( San Massimo) (ca. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople) (c. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Maximus, was a bishop of Zaragoza (Hispania) in 592-619. ... Saint Maximus of Aquila (d. ...

Modern uses

• Maximus (BBS), a bulletin board software package
• Maximus (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Maximus (nightclub), in Kotor, Montenegro
• Maximus Inc., a consulting firm
• Maximus Micro Light, a very bright LED keychain flashlight (see www.MicroLightGuy.com)
• Maximus Decimus Meridius, a fictional character in the 2000 film Gladiator
• Optimus Maximus keyboard, a computer accessory
• Mirsad Bektašević, a Bosnian-Swedish terrorist who uses the alias Maximus
• MAXIMUS (company), a publicly traded company (NYSE: MMS) based in Reston, Virgina
• An unfinished epic poem by Charles Olson

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