Maximus (Spain)
Maximus († 422 in Ravenna ) was a Western Roman counter-emperor.
Maximus was apparently a son of Gerontius , the general of the Western Roman counter-emperor Constantine (III) in Spain in 409 , and served as a domesticus in the bodyguard. When Gerontius rebelled against Constantine, he made Maximus Augustus in Tarraco ( Tarragona ) , and then marched on Gaul , leaving Maximus in Spain.
When Maximus learned of Gerontius' defeat in Arles in 411, he fled to join the Germanic mercenary troops who had remained in Spain. In 417 Maximus was still alive. It is very likely that he is the one Maximus Tyrannus who (again) rebelled in Spain at the end of 418 or in the second half of 419 with the support of the Vandal King Gunderich . Maximus was captured in 420 or 421 by the Comes Hispaniarum , Asterius , and executed in Ravenna on January 23, 422.
literature
- Adolf Lippold : Maximus 10. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, column 1115.
- Adolf Lippold : Gerontius 3rd In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 2, Stuttgart 1967, column 773.
- Kay Ehling : On the history of Constantine III. In: Francia 23, 1996, pp. 1–11 (there p. 8 )
- Michael Kulikowski: The Career of the “Comes Hispaniarum” Asterius . In: Phoenix 54 (2000), pp. 123-141.
- Michael Kulikowski: Late Roman Spain and its Cities . Baltimore, London 2004, ISBN 978-0-8018-7978-4 .
- Ralf Scharf: The Spanish Emperor Maximus and the settlement of the Visigoths in Aquitaine. In: Historia 41 (1992), pp. 374-384.
Web links
- Hugh Elton: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Augustus of the Roman Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Raphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: January 23, 422 |
| Place of death | unsure: Ravenna |