# 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

## 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 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 c. 250)
* Maximus of Jerusalem, bishop of Jerusalem (died 350)
* Maximus of Naples (died 361), bishop of Naples
* Maximus of Évreux (died c. 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, 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) (fl. 592 – c. 619)
* Maximus (bishop of Ceneda) (fl. 741 – c. 790), 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

## 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
* 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), a racing yacht built in 2005
* Optimus Maximus keyboard