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	Petronius Maximus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following Valentinian's death, there was no one obvious successor to the throne: Maximus competed with one Maximianus, son of Domninus, who had been a bodyguard of Aëtius, and with the future emperor Majorian, who had the backing of the empress Licinia Eudoxia.
		Maximus managed to defeat his rivals by gaining control of the palace and forced Eudoxia to marry him.
		Maximus quickly appointed Avitus as Master of Soldiers, and sent him on a mission to Toulouse to gain the support of the Visigoths; however, by the time Avitus arrived, Maximus was dead, and the mission pointless.
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	Petronius Maximus - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		According to the account of John of Antioch, Maximus and the eunuch Heraclius persuaded the emperor Valentinian III to have Aetius killed – which he did by his own hands.
		Following Valentinian's death, there was no one obvious successor to the throne: Maximus competed with one Maximianus, son of Domninus, who had been a bodyguard of Aetius, and with the future emperor Majorian, who had the backing of the empress Eudoxia.
		While the Vandals looted the city and captured people as slaves or hostages, in response to the pleas of Pope Leo I, they desisted from more destructive behavior that accompanied the sack of a city – arson, torture, and murder.
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		Following Valentinian's death there was no one successor to the throne: Maximus competed with Maximianus son of Domninus who had been bodyguard of Aetius and with the future Majorian who had the backing of the Eudoxia.
		Maximus managed to defeat his rivals gaining control of the palace and forced to marry him.
		Maximus quickly appointed Avitus as Master of Soldiers and sent on a mission to Toulouse to gain the support of the Visigoths ; however by the time Avitus arrived was dead and the mission pointless.
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	Petronius Maximus: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Petronius Maximus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		According to the account of John of Antioch, Maximus and the eunuch Heraclius persuaded the emperor Valentinian III to have Aetius killed -- which he did by his own hands.
		Following Valentinian's death, there was no one obvious successor to the throne: Maximus competed with one Maximianus, son of Domninus, who had been a bodyguard of Aetius,and with the future emperor Majorian, who had the backing of the empress Eudoxia[?].
		Within two months of Maximus gaining the throne, word came that Gaiseric, king of the Vandals, had arrived in Italy, news that paniced the inhabitants of Rome.
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	Petronius - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Petronius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The high position among Latin writers ascribed by Sidonius to Petronius, and the mention of him by Macrobius beside Menander among the humorists, when compared with the absolute silence of Quintilian, Juvenal and Martial, seem adverse to the opinion that the Satyricon was a work of the age of Nero.
		Tacitus goes on to say that this excited the jealousy of Tigellinus, an accusation followed, and Petronius committed suicide in a way that was in keeping with his life and character.
		This quotation is not by Petronius; the earliest reference to it dates only to 1970.
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	Petronius Maximus
		Petronius Maximus was born in about AD 396, his birthplace being unknown.
		Being of obscure origin, Petronius Maximus achieved remarkable career early on in his life.
		Though in the panic Petronius Maximus was completely abandoned, left to fend for himself by his bodyguard and entourage.
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	PETRONIUS MAXIMUS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		According to the account of John of Antioch, Maximus and the eunuch Heraclius persuaded the emperor Valentinian_III to have AÃ«tius killed – which he did by his own hands.
		The historian John further alleges that Valentinian's death (March_16, 455) at the hands of Optila and Thranstila was also at Maximus' instigation.
		Following Valentinian's death, there was no one obvious successor to the throne: Maximus competed with one Maximianus, son of Domninus, who had been a bodyguard of AÃ«tius, and with the future emperor Majorian, who had the backing of the empress Licinia_Eudoxia.
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		It is clear that the enmity between Maximus and Aetius led to the catastrophic events that brought down the Western RomanEmpire.
		According to the account of John of Antioch, Maximus and the eunuch Heracliuspersuaded the emperor Valentinian III to have Aetius killed –which he did by his own hands.
		Maximus quickly appointed Avitus as Master of Soldiers, and sent him on a mission to Toulouse to gain the support of the Visigoths ; however, by the time Avitus arrived, Maximus was dead, and the mission pointless.
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		Events Petronius Maximus becomes Roman Consul John of Antioch and Cyril of Alexandria sign the Formula of Reunion, thus ending their conflict over the Nestorian controversy and the Council of Ephesus.
		Following Valentinian's death, there was no one obvious successor to the throne: Maximus competed with one Maximianus, son of Domninus, who had been a bodyguard of Aetius, and with the future emperor Majorian, who had the backing of the empress Licinia Eudoxia.
		Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II.
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	Maximus, Petronius Anicius - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Maximus, Petronius Anicius
		After the murder of the emperor Valentinian III 455, Maximus was chosen to succeed him, and married the widowed empress Eudoxia.
		Maximus was killed when Gaeseric the Vandal sacked Rome.
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	Roman Emperors - DIR Petronius Maximus
		Maximus' attempts to secure the loyalty of the army also may be reflected in the relatively large amount of gold coinage that he struck at Rome for such a short reign.
		The reign of Petronius Maximus brought to an end the dynasty of Valentinian and Theodosius, which had provided stability ever since 364, even during the troubled years of the fifth century under Honorius (395-423) and Valentinian III (425-455).
		According to Hydatius, Palladius was the son from an earlier marriage of the short-lived emperor Petronius Maximus (455).
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		Petronius Maximus runs well when he is in front or that is what jockey Malesh Narredu believes because the gelding struggled to win a mile race back home at Pune by refusing to pass the other horses but getting into full flight when he was all alone in front.
		Petronius was joined by Elite Zone as soon as the runners turned for home and both of them fought the length of the straight.
		Petronius Maximus ran a brilliant race given his lack of race experience while Southern Regent would be more at home over a longer trip.
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		Maximus, Magnus Clemens (?-388), Roman emperor (383-388), born in Spain.
		Maximus accompanied Emperor Theodosius I on several expeditions and was...
		Maximus, Saint (580?-662), called the Confessor, the leading adversary of Monothelitism, an orthodox philosophy that asserts the dual nature of...
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	Petronius Maximus, romersk senator og kejser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius Maximus levede i 400-tallet efter Kristus, han var af den romerske adelsslægt Anicii og blev senator og fik mange høje embeder i Rom, bl.a.
		Petronius Maximus blev så valgt til kejser i 455, men nåede kun at fungere i knap 11 uger, da Eudoxia mistænkte ham for at stå bag mordet på Valentinian og derfor bad om hjælp hos kongen i Carthago, Gensericus/Geiserik.
		Petronius Maximus havde en stor ejendom "Domus Petronius Maximus" på Monte Celio syd for Via Labicana ved vejkrydset ved Arbor Sancta (ved nutidens Piazza San Clemente), som han udlagde til en meget besøgt markedsplads og torv "Forum Petronii Maximii".
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		Petronius Maximus (?-455), Roman emperor for about three months in 455.
		Petronius Maximus was a member of one of the patrician Roman families that had...
		Petronius Maximus (17 March 455 - 22 May 455) [De Imperatoribus Romanis]
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	Petronius (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables the most being the writer Petronius Arbiter.
		Petronius' Satyricon is a unique satire on decadence and pleasure.
		Both Petronius and Seneca were ultimately requested to commit suicide and did so, lest the Prae...
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	Petronius Maximus
		Born in 395 A.D., Petronius Maximus was a member of the senatorial family of the Anicii, and later in the reign of Honorius he became one of the most prominent senators at Rome.
		Maximus was panic-stricken and fled from the city, but as he was riding through the streets he was attacked and killed by the mob (May 31st).
		He was the commander of the troops in his native province at the time of the death of Petronius Maximus.
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		c.AD 66, Roman satirist, known as Petronius Arbiter because of his now generally accepted identity with Gaius Petronius, to whom Tacitus refers as arbiter elegantiae in the court of Nero.
		pontifex maximus pontifex maximuspŏn´tĬfĕks măk´sĬmes, highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the college of pontifices.
		His Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX [nine books of memorable deeds and sayings] was written c.AD 30 and is a miscellany of anecdotes about a variety of subjects.
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		The wealthy senator Petronius Maximus, who succeeded Valentinian III, had attempted to secure his position by marrying Valentinian's widow, Licinia Eudoxia.
		Petronius Maximus was succeeded by his master of the soldiers, Avitus, who was acclaimed at Tolosa with the backing of the Visigothic king, Theodoric II.
		Both Ricimer and Olybrius (who was never acknowledged and was considered a usurper by the Eastern Emperor) died in 472, and were replaced by the Burgundian prince Gundobad and his puppet Emperor Glycerius, a former court functionary.
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	Emperor Petronius Maximus
		The parentage of Petronius Maximus is something of a mystery as I have found very little regarding it so far.
		Firstly, this would be true if Petronius Maximus was born into the gens Anicii, but as of yet, I have found no evidence to this effect.
		The head of the great family of the Anicii, Maximus was the leader of the Senatorial and Roman party; and his accession would seem to indicate an attempt by that party to institute a new government, independent at once of the magister militiae at home and the Eastern Emperor at Constantinople.
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	Petronius Maximus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius Maximus (c.396 - 455), era un aristocrat romano, y brevemente emperador romano para la parte de 455.
		Maximus manejó derrotar a sus rivales ganando el control el palacio del y Eudoxia forzado para casarlo.
		Maximus designó rápidamente Avitus como amo de soldados, y enviado le en una misión a Toulouse para ganar el soporte del Visigoths; sin embargo, para el momento en que llegara Avitus, Maximus era muerto, y la misión insustancial.
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	Petronius
		Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables, the most famous being the writer Petronius Arbiter.
		In Walt Disney comic books, Petronius Paperonius is the founder of The Clan McDuck and an ancestor of Donald Duck.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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	Vortigern; Postulated Geneaology and Relationships
		Magnus Maximus was born at about the same time as Crispus and Fausta were killed, but their son remained lost.
		Petronius Maximus was very probably the great-grandson of the usurper Magnus Maximus, though he also belonged to the noble family of the Petronii, who identified themselves with the Anicii.
		Petronius was alledgedly responsible for the death of Valentinian III.
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		Petronius Maximus - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Petronius Maximus.
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		Petronius Maximus was one of the most powerful and wealthy politicians of Rome during the fifth century.
		Maximus positioned himself as the likeliest candidate and probably with a fair dose of palm greasing within the Senate achieved the succession.
		Due to the short reign the coins of Petronius Maximus rank among the greatest Roman imperial rarities.
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	Maximus - Magnus Clemens Maximus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeder which grows to be up to 32 feet (9.8 m) long.
		Maximus is a Palm supplement — personal organizer for home and business use.
		pontifex maximus (pon ' tifeks mak ' sim?s), highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the college of pontifices.
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		Maximus (3), Petronius, emperor of the West, A.D. 455; a descendant of the Maximus who usurped the empire in the time of Gratian (Procopius, Bell.
		Maximus then seized the vacant throne, and compelled Eudoxia, the widow of Valentinian, to marry him a few days after her husband's death, his own wife having died shortly before.
		Maximus endeavoured to fly, but the people and soldiery, headed by Valentinian's officers, rose against him, stoned him, tore him limb from limb and flung his mangled body into the river, probably on June 12, 455 (Chronicon Cuspinianum); thus he reigned rather under 3 months.
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