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Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos ) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
People
Roman historical figures
Authors and philosophers
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 monk, anthologist, translator and theologian
Christian saints
Christian bishops and patriarchs
Fictional characters
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
Other
See also
Topics referred to by the same term