POLITICIAN

Maximian

240 - 310

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Maximian (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximian has received more than 1,022,832 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Maximian is the 478th most popular politician (up from 569th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Serbian Politician.

Maximian was most famous for being the co-emperor of Rome with Diocletian. Maximian is also credited with the introduction of the tetrarchy system, which is a form of government in which there are two co-emperors.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maximian ranks 478 out of 19,576Before him are Guy of Lusignan, Louis the German, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Sukarno, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and George I of Great Britain. After him are Hongwu Emperor, Idi Amin, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Licinius, John Hunyadi, and Letizia Ramolino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 240, Maximian ranks 1After him are Zenobia, Lucian of Antioch, Sima Lun, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Cassian of Imola, and Gupta. Among people deceased in 310, Maximian ranks 1After him are Pope Eusebius, Emperor Ōjin, and Liu Yuan.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Maximian ranks 7 out of 661Before him are Constantine the Great (272), Jerome (345), Odoacer (433), Slobodan Milošević (1941), Decius (201), and Romulus Augustulus (460). After him are Licinius (263), Mileva Marić (1875), Galerius (250), Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), and Constantius Chlorus (250).

Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Maximian ranks 5Before him are Constantine the Great (272), Odoacer (433), Slobodan Milošević (1941), and Decius (201). After him are Licinius (263), Galerius (250), Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), and Valentinian I (321).