Maximus

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

Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome

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People

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 (c. 280 – 203 BC), surnamed Cunctator, "the delayer"
Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor from 383 to 388
Maximus of Moesia (fl. 89–117), twice consul
Maximus of Hispania (409–411), Roman usurper
Petronius Maximus (396–455), Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455

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 (1165–1240), Muslim mystic and philosopher, called Doctor Maximus
Maximus Planudes (c. 1260 – c. 1305), Greek Orthodox monk, anthologist, translator, and theologian
Maximos of Gallipoli (died 1633), Greek Orthodox monk and translator of the New Testament into modern Greek

Maximus of Aveia (died c. 250), 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 c. 350), bishop of Jerusalem c. 333 – c. 350
Maximus of Naples (died 361), bishop of Naples
Maximus and Domatius (died 380), monks
Maximus of Évreux (died c. 384), bishop of Évreux
Maximus of Lérins (433–460), 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 (580–662), theologian and monk
Maximos, Metropolitan of Kiev (died 1305), Metropolitan of Kiev 1283–1305
Maximos of Kafsokalyvia (died 1365 or 1380), hesychast monk on Mount Athos
Maximus III of Constantinople (died 1482), Patriarch of Constantinople 1476–1482
Maximus of Serbia (1461–1516), born Đorđe Branković, Serbian despot and archbishop
Maximus the Greek (1475–1556), translator and monk in Russia

Maximus I of Jerusalem, an early bishop of Jerusalem c. 170
Maximus I of Antioch, bishop of Antioch 182–191
Maximus II of Jerusalem, bishop of Jerusalem c. 185 – c. 196
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 449–455
Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza) (fl. 592–619), bishop of Zaragoza
Maximus (bishop of Ceneda) (fl. 741 – c. 790), bishop of Ceneda
Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1216
Maximus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 1491–1497
Maximos Margunios (1549–1602), Greek Orthodox bishop of Cerigo (Kythira)
Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972), Patriarch of Constantinople 1946–1948

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

Gluteus maximus muscle, the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles
Maximos Mansion, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Greece
Maximus, a 2013 album by King James
Maximus (BBS), a bulletin board system originally developed by Scott J. Dudley
Maximus Inc., a publicly traded international corporation based in Tysons Corner, Virginia
Maximus (racing yacht), a racing yacht built in 2005
Optimus Maximus keyboard