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Full name II 4911, V, p. 1162, V 8026, V 8030 = D 788, IX 5961, 6062, 6069, X 6968, 6974, XII 5675; called Magnius Maximus AE 1967, 561.

Native of Spain Zos. IV 35.3, perhaps from Gallaecia II 4911.

Of humble origins Pan. Lat. XII 31.1; he was related to Theodosius I Pan. Lat. XII 24.1 ‘adfinitate iactans’.

He served under Theodosius 3 (the elder) Pan. Lat. XII 31.1 ‘ille quondam domus tuae neglegentissimus vernula mensularumque servilium statarius lixa’; went on campaign in Britain, presumably in 369 Zos. IV 35.1 and served in Africa in the war against Firmus 3 373-5 Amm. XXIX 5.6.21. Perhaps involved in the fall of Theodosius 3 in 376 Pan. Lat. XII 23.3, 31.1 ‘orbis extorrem patriaeque fugitivum’.

Under Gratian he obtained command of the troops in Britain (possibly comes BritanniarumiRole name: comes Britanniarum) Greg. Tur. HF I 43, Chron. Min. I 646.7 (= Chron. Gall. a. 452).

Proclaimed AugustusiRole name: Augustus 383 Spring Pan. Lat. XII 23.3, 38.2, Cons. Ital. s.a. 383, Prosp. Tiro s.a. 384, Sulp. Sev. Chron. II 49.5, V. Mart. 20.3, Soc. V 11.2, Soz. VII 13.1, Philost. X 5.8-9, Zos. IV 35 3-4, Aur. Vict. Epit. 47.7, Eun. fr. 58, Claud. de IV cons. Hon. 73, Ruf. HE XI 14, Oros. VII 34.9.

Killed 388 Aug. 28 Pan. Lat. XII 44.2, Cons. Const. s.a. 388, Cons. Ital. s.a. 388, Amb. Ep. 40.22ff., Zos. IV 46.2-3, Aur. Vict. Epit. 48.6, Ruf. HE XI 17, Sulp. Sev. V. Mart. 20.9, Soc. V 14, Soz. VII 14.6.

His paternal uncle is mentioned Sulp. Sev. V. Mart. 20.4. His mother outlived him Amb. Ep. 40.32. Brother of Marcellinus 12 Pan. Lat. XII 35.1, Sulp. Sev. V. Mart. 20.4, Amb. Ep. 24.9. His son was Flavius Victor 14 V 8030 = D 788, Aur. Vict. Epit. 48.6, Zos. IV 47.1, Cons. Const. s.a. 388, and he had a daughter Amb. Ep. 40.32.

See further P-W XIV 2546-55.