# Maximus

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

- [Circus Maximus (disambiguation)](/source/Circus_Maximus_(disambiguation))
- *[Pontifex maximus](/source/Pontifex_maximus)*, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome

## People

### Roman historical figures

- [Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus](/source/Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Rullianus), magister equitum in 325 or 324, consul in 322, 310, 308, 297, and 295 BC, dictator in 315 and censor in 304, *princeps senatus*; triumphed in 322, 309, and 295.
- [Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus](/source/Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus) (c. 280 – 203 BC), surnamed *Cunctator*, "the delayer"
- [Magnus Maximus](/source/Magnus_Maximus), Roman emperor from 383 to 388
- [Maximus of Moesia](/source/Maximus_of_Moesia) (fl.), twice consul
- [Maximus of Hispania](/source/Maximus_of_Hispania) (409–411), Roman usurper
- [Petronius Maximus](/source/Petronius_Maximus) (396–455), Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455

### Authors and philosophers

- [Valerius Maximus](/source/Valerius_Maximus), 1st-century historian
- [Claudius Maximus](/source/Claudius_Maximus), 2nd-century Stoic, teacher of emperor Marcus Aurelius
- [Maximus of Tyre](/source/Maximus_of_Tyre), 2nd-century Greek philosopher and rhetorician
- [Maximus of Ephesus](/source/Maximus_of_Ephesus) (died 372), 4th-century philosopher, preceptor of emperor Julian
- [Ibn Arabi](/source/Ibn_Arabi) (1165–1240), Muslim mystic and philosopher, called Doctor Maximus
- [Maximus Planudes](/source/Maximus_Planudes) (c. 1260 – c. 1305), Greek Orthodox monk, anthologist, translator, and theologian
- [Maximos of Gallipoli](/source/Maximos_of_Gallipoli) (died 1633), Greek Orthodox monk and translator of the New Testament into modern Greek

### Christian saints

- [Maximus of Aveia](/source/Maximus_of_Aveia) (died c. 250), also known as Maximus of Aquila
- [Maximus of Rome](/source/Maximus_of_Rome) (died 250), martyr
- [Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus](/source/Tiburtius,_Valerian,_and_Maximus) (died 3rd century), martyrs at Rome
- [Maximus III of Jerusalem](/source/Maximus_III_of_Jerusalem) (died c. 350), bishop of Jerusalem c. 333 – c. 350
- [Maximus of Naples](/source/Maximus_of_Naples) (died 361), bishop of Naples
- [Maximus and Domatius](/source/Maximus_and_Domatius) (died 380), monks
- [Maximus of Évreux](/source/Maximus_of_%C3%89vreux) (died c. 384), bishop of Évreux
- [Maximus of Lérins](/source/Maximus_of_L%C3%A9rins) (433–460), bishop of Riez and second abbot of Lérins Abbey
- [Maximus of Turin](/source/Maximus_of_Turin) (died 465), bishop of Turin
- [Maximus of Mainz](/source/Maximus_of_Mainz) (died 5th century), bishop of Mogontiacum (Mainz)
- [Maximus of Pavia](/source/Maximus_of_Pavia) (died 511), bishop of Pavia
- [Maximus the Confessor](/source/Maximus_the_Confessor) (580–662), theologian and monk
- [Maximos, Metropolitan of Kiev](/source/Maximos,_Metropolitan_of_Kiev) (died 1305), Metropolitan of Kiev 1283–1305
- [Maximos of Kafsokalyvia](/source/Maximos_of_Kafsokalyvia) (died 1365 or 1380), hesychast monk on Mount Athos
- [Maximus III of Constantinople](/source/Maximus_III_of_Constantinople) (died 1482), Patriarch of Constantinople 1476–1482
- [Maximus of Serbia](/source/Maximus_of_Serbia) (1461–1516), born Đorđe Branković, Serbian despot and archbishop
- [Maximus the Greek](/source/Maximus_the_Greek) (1475–1556), translator and monk in Russia

### Christian bishops and patriarchs

- [Maximus I of Jerusalem](/source/Maximus_I_of_Jerusalem), an [early bishop of Jerusalem](/source/Early_bishops_of_Jerusalem) c. 170
- [Maximus I of Antioch](/source/Maximus_I_of_Antioch), bishop of Antioch 182–191
- [Maximus II of Jerusalem](/source/Maximus_II_of_Jerusalem), bishop of Jerusalem c. 185 – c. 196
- [Maximus I of Constantinople](/source/Maximus_I_of_Constantinople) (died 380), also known as Maximus the Cynic, archbishop of Constantinople in 380, opponent of Gregory of Nazianzus
- [Maximus II of Antioch](/source/Maximus_II_of_Antioch), Patriarch of Antioch 449–455
- [Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza)](/source/Maximus_(bishop_of_Zaragoza)) (fl.), bishop of Zaragoza
- [Maximus (bishop of Ceneda)](/source/Maximus_(bishop_of_Ceneda)) (fl.), [bishop of Ceneda](/source/Diocese_of_Vittorio_Veneto#Bishops)
- [Maximus II of Constantinople](/source/Maximus_II_of_Constantinople) (died 1216), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1216
- [Maximus IV of Constantinople](/source/Maximus_IV_of_Constantinople), Patriarch of Constantinople 1491–1497
- [Maximos Margunios](/source/Maximos_Margunios) (1549–1602), Greek Orthodox bishop of Cerigo (Kythira)
- [Maximus V of Constantinople](/source/Maximus_V_of_Constantinople) (1897–1972), Patriarch of Constantinople 1946–1948

### Fictional characters

- Antillar Maximus, a character in Jim Butcher's *[Codex Alera](/source/Codex_Alera)* series
- [Flattus Maximus](/source/Flattus_Maximus), lead guitarist of heavy metal act GWAR
- [Fortress Maximus](/source/Fortress_Maximus), a giant Autobot from the *Transformers* franchise
- Maximus, a supporting character, the name of a horse in Disney's *[Tangled](/source/Tangled)*
- [Maximus (comics)](/source/Maximus_(comics)), a Marvel Comics villain who frequently opposes the Fantastic Four and the Royal Family of the Inhumans
- [Maximus Decimus Meridius](/source/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](/source/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](/source/My_Giant#Cast)*

## Other

- [Gluteus maximus muscle](/source/Gluteus_maximus_muscle), the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles
- [Maximos Mansion](/source/Maximos_Mansion), the official residence of the Prime Minister of Greece
- *Maximus*, a 2013 album by [King James](/source/King_James_(band))
- [Maximus (BBS)](/source/Maximus_(BBS)), a bulletin board system originally developed by Scott J. Dudley
- [Maximus Inc.](/source/Maximus_Inc.), a publicly traded international corporation based in Tysons Corner, Virginia
- [*Maximus* (racing yacht)](/source/Maximus_(racing_yacht)), a racing yacht built in 2005
- [Optimus Maximus keyboard](/source/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard)

## See also

- [Maxim (disambiguation)](/source/Maxim_(disambiguation))
- [Maxima (disambiguation)](/source/Maxima_(disambiguation))
- [Maximo (disambiguation)](/source/Maximo_(disambiguation))
- [Maximum (disambiguation)](/source/Maximum_(disambiguation))
- [Maxime](/source/Maxime)
- [Massimo](/source/Massimo)

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