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Maxentius

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Also known as Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ( 283 – 28 October 312) was a Roman emperor from 306 until his death in 312. Despite ruling in Italy and North Africa, and having the recognition of the Senate in Rome, he was not recognized as a legitimate emperor by his fellow emperors.

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Maxentius was a Roman ruler from 306 to 312 who controlled Italy and North Africa and had the Senate's support, but was not accepted as a legitimate emperor by the other rulers of the Roman Empire at the time. His contested authority and relatively short reign ended with his death in 312, marking a significant moment of division in Roman imperial power.

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Maxentius
Royalty.image
Portrait of Maxentius (SK Dresden Hm 406) 03.jpg
Royalty.alt
Bust of Maxentius
Royalty.caption
Bust from Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Royalty.succession
Roman emperor
Royalty.moretext
(in Italy)
Royalty.reign
28 October 306 –
Royalty.predecessor
Severus II
Royalty.successor
Constantine I
Royalty.birth_date
283
Royalty.death_date
28 October 312 (aged c. 29)
Royalty.death_place
Rome
Royalty.spouse
Valeria Maximilla
Royalty.issue
Valerius Romulus and 1 other son
Royalty.regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus
Royalty.father
Maximian
Royalty.mother
Eutropia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Official name
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Ponte Milvio
Spouse
Valeria Maximilla
Child
Valerius Romulus
Father
Maximian
Mother
Eutropia
Sibling
Flavia Maximiana Theodora
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
ancient Roman religion
Noble title
Caesar
Image
Maxentius01 pushkin.jpg
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Commons category
Maxentius
date of death
0312-10-28
date of birth
0278-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Maxentius
time period
Low Roman Empire
cause of death
drowning
different from
Joannes Maxentius
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Early life, family, and accession
  • Early life and family
  • Accession
  • Emperor
  • Early reign
  • War against Constantine
  • Verona
  • Turin
  • Milvian bridge
  • Overview and legacy
  • Discovery of Imperial insignia
  • Family tree
  • In culture
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ( 283 – 28 October 312) was a Roman emperor from 306 until his death in 312. Despite ruling in Italy and North Africa, and having the recognition of the Senate in Rome, he was not recognized as a legitimate emperor by his fellow emperors.

He was the son of former Emperor Maximian and the son-in-law of Emperor Galerius. The latter part of his reign was preoccupied with civil war, allying with Maximinus against Licinius and Constantine. The latter defeated him at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312, where Maxentius, with his army in flight, purportedly perished by drowning in the Tiber river.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maxentius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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