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| Nicknames: | "Macsen", "Wledig", "Magnus", "Maximus", "Maxianus", "Macsen Wledig", "The Imperator", "Magnus Maximus" |
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| Birthplace: | Callaecia, Spain |
| Death: | Died in Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |
| Occupation: | Spanish-born, emperor of Rome 383-8 |
| Managed by: | Catherine (Erin) Spiceland |
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Magnus Maximus (Latin: Flavius Magnus Maximus Augustus) (ca. 335 – August 28, 388), also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was Western Roman Emperor from 383 to 388. As commander of Britain, he usurped the throne against Emperor Gratian in 383. However, through negotiation with Theodosius I the following year he was made emperor in Britannia and Gaul - while Gratian's brother Valentinian II retained Italy, Pannonia, Hispania, and Africa. Nevertheless Maximus' ambitions led him to invade Italy in 387, leading to his defeat by Theodosius at the Battle of the Save in 388. His death marked the end of real imperial activity in northern Gaul and Britain. After Maximus, no significant Roman emperor (ignoring shadowy and short-lived usurpers) ever went north of Lyons again.
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Magnus Maximus alias Macsen Wledig (the Imperator), Emperor of the West, Abt 340 - 388
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