Magnus Maximus

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Roman Emperor
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Roman_Britain
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Britannia
gptkbp:birthYear c. 335
gptkbp:children Flavius_Victor
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Roman_history
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Portrayed in historical texts
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Aquileia
gptkbp:deathYear 388
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:dynasty Theodosian dynasty
gptkbp:fate Executed
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Gratian
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Decline_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalFigures Contemporaries_in_the_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact_on_the_Western_Roman_Empire's_decline
Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_the_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Legacy_in_Roman_military_history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Ammianus_Marcellinus
Late Antiquity
Late Roman Empire
Debate over legitimacy
Mixed evaluations by historians
Narratives of power struggles
Various ancient historians
Varied interpretations by scholars
Significant_in_the_study_of_Roman_history
Timeline_of_Roman_emperors
gptkbp:historicalResearch Subject of academic research
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Limited primary sources
First emperor to rule from Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magnus Maximus
gptkbp:influenceOn Later_Roman_Emperors
gptkbp:knownFor Usurping the Western Roman Empire
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_Roman_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General_in_the_Roman_army
Crossing the Alps
Magister militum
Campaigns_in_Gaul
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Save
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Usurper
gptkbp:politicalParty Conflict with Theodosius I
gptkbp:politicalPosition Influence on usurpers
gptkbp:politicalRole Emperor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gratian
gptkbp:reign 383–388
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Elia_Flacilla
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:title Emperor of the West