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{{wiktionary|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

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==People==
===Roman historical figures===
* [[Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus]], magister equitum in 325 or 324, consul in 322, 310, 308, 297, and 295 BC, dictator in 315 and [[Roman censor|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

===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===
* [[Maximus of Aveia]], also known as Maximus of Aquila (died {{Circa|250}})
* [[Maximus of Jerusalem]], bishop of Jerusalem (died 350)
* [[Maximus of Naples]] (died 361), bishop of Naples
* [[Maximus of Évreux]] (died {{Circa|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 Pavia]] (died 511), bishop of Pavia
* [[Maximus the Confessor]] (580–662), theologian and monk
* [[Maximus of Serbia]] (1461–1516), born Đorđe Branković, Serbian despot and archbishop
* [[Maximus the Greek]] (1475–1556), translator and monk in Russia
* [[Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus]], martyrs at Rome

===Christian bishops and patriarchs===
* [[Maximus I of Antioch]], [[List of Patriarchs of Antioch|Patriarch of Antioch]] in 182–191
* [[Archbishop Maximus I of Constantinople]], archbishop in 380, opponent of Gregory Nazianzen
* [[Maximus II of Antioch]], Patriarch of Antioch in 449–455
* [[Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza)]] ({{Floruit|592|619}})
* [[Maximus (bishop of Ceneda)]] ({{Floruit|741|790}}), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vittorio Veneto#Bishops of Ceneda|Bishop of Ceneda]]
* [[Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus]] (died 1305)
* [[Patriarch Maximus II of Constantinople]] (died 1216)
* [[Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople]], Patriarch in 1476–1481
* [[Patriarch Maximus IV of Constantinople]], Patriarch in 1491–1497
* [[Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople]] (1897–1972), Patriarch in 1946–1948

===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#Cast|My Giant]]''

==Other==
* [[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 (band)|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)|''Maximus'' (racing yacht)]], a racing yacht built in 2005
* [[Optimus Maximus keyboard]]

==See also==
* [[Maxim (disambiguation)]]
* [[Maxima (disambiguation)]]
* [[Maximo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Maximum (disambiguation)]]
* [[Maxime]]
* [[Massimo]]

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