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

• 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

• Maxim (disambiguation)
• Maxima (disambiguation)
• Maximo (disambiguation)
• Maximum (disambiguation)
• Maxime
• Massimo