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Maxentius

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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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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Official name: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Image: Maxentius01 pushkin.jpg

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Commons category: Maxentius
date of death: 0312-10-28
date of birth: 0278-01-01

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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
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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.