Maximus

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

People

Roman generals

Authors and philosophers

Christian saints

Christian bishops and patriarchs

  • Maximus I of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch in 182–191
  • Archbishop Maximus I of Constantinople, arch-bishop in 380, opponent of Gregory Nazianzen
  • Maximus II of Antioch, Patriarch 449–455
  • Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza) (fl. 592–619)
  • Maximus (Bishop of Ceneda) (fl. 741–790), Bishop of Ceneda
  • Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus (died 1305)
  • Patriarch Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216)
  • Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1476–1481
  • Patriarch Maximus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1491–1497
  • Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972), Patriarch in 1946–1948

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

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See also

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