Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
People
Roman historical figures
- 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 ( â 203 BC), surnamed Cunctator, "the delayer"
- Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor from 383 to 388
- Maximus of Moesia (), twice consul
- Maximus of Hispania (409âÂÂ411), Roman usurper
- Petronius Maximus (396âÂÂ455), 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 (1165âÂÂ1240), Muslim mystic and philosopher, called Doctor Maximus
- Maximus Planudes (), Greek Orthodox monk, anthologist, translator, and theologian
- Maximos of Gallipoli (died 1633), Greek Orthodox monk and translator of the New Testament into modern Greek
Christian saints
- Maximus of Aveia (died ), also known as Maximus of Aquila
- Maximus of Rome (died 250), martyr
- Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (died 3rd century), martyrs at Rome
- Maximus III of Jerusalem (died ), bishop of Jerusalem
- Maximus of Naples (died 361), bishop of Naples
- Maximus and Domatius (died 380), monks
- Maximus of ÃÂvreux (died ), bishop of ÃÂvreux
- Maximus of Lérins (433âÂÂ460), bishop of Riez and second abbot of Lérins Abbey
- Maximus of Turin (died 465), bishop of Turin
- Maximus of Mainz (died 5th century), bishop of Mogontiacum (Mainz)
- Maximus of Pavia (died 511), bishop of Pavia
- Maximus the Confessor (580âÂÂ662), theologian and monk
- Maximos, Metropolitan of Kiev (died 1305), Metropolitan of Kiev 1283âÂÂ1305
- Maximos of Kafsokalyvia (died 1365 or 1380), hesychast monk on Mount Athos
- Maximus III of Constantinople (died 1482), Patriarch of Constantinople 1476âÂÂ1482
- Maximus of Serbia (1461âÂÂ1516), born ÃÂorÃÂe BrankoviÃÂ, Serbian despot and archbishop
- Maximus the Greek (1475âÂÂ1556), translator and monk in Russia
Christian bishops and patriarchs
- Maximus I of Jerusalem, an early bishop of Jerusalem
- Maximus I of Antioch, bishop of Antioch 182âÂÂ191
- Maximus II of Jerusalem, bishop of Jerusalem
- 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, Patriarch of Antioch 449âÂÂ455
- Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza) (), bishop of Zaragoza
- Maximus (bishop of Ceneda) (), bishop of Ceneda
- Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1216
- Maximus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 1491âÂÂ1497
- Maximos Margunios (1549âÂÂ1602), Greek Orthodox bishop of Cerigo (Kythira)
- Maximus V of Constantinople (1897âÂÂ1972), Patriarch of Constantinople 1946âÂÂ1948
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
See also