He was betrayed by Quintus, and was sent to be executed in the woods. He accepted the post, but Commodus killed his Father in secret and later became the Emperor. Maximus was offered the title of Caesar by Marcus, who knew that Commodus was too weak to rule Rome. He was envied by Marcus' son Commodus, who was a coward. After the battle, he was honored by the Emperor for his duty. Maximus and his subordinate Quintus defeated the Bararians in a battle. Maximus led the Roman Legions for the Emperor Marcus Aurelius during his wars against Germania.
His wife and son were both murdered by Commodus and burnt the whole village.
He was favored by Emperor Marcus Aurelius because he is a good man, amazing general and he was not corrupted. He was a Roman General who led his legions to many victories. You could smell the herbs during the day. He had a farm where his son and wife lived. He was played by Russell Crowe in the 2000 film Gladiator. He eventually killed Commodus, but died shortly after. He later served as a Gladiator in the arena after he escaped Commodus. † Pronunciation for Maximus: M as in "me (M.IY)" AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" K as in "key (K.IY)" S as in "see (S.IY)" IY as in "eat (IY.T)" IH as in "it (IH.Aelius Maximus Decimus Meridius was a high ranking Roman general in command of multiple Roman legions who served under the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in his Twelve Year Campaign against the barbarians in Germania. Maximus was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, Maximilian, in 2018.īaby names that sound like Maximus include Maximos, Mac Kenzie, MacKensie, MacKenzie, Mackensie, Mackensy, Mackenzea, Mackenzee, Mackenzey, Mackenzi, Mackenzie, Mackenzy, Mackinsey, Mackinzie, Magina, Mahoma, Makensie, Makenzee, Makenzi, and Makenzie.
In 2018, it ranked at #212 with a usage of 0.093%, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its family. At the modest height of its usage in 2016, 0.105% of baby boys were given the name Maximus. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s prior to that, it was of only very light use. Maximus is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also viewed as rather trendy. See also the related categories, english and latin. Maximus is also a form of the English and German Maximilian. Maximus is an English form of the English, German, Russian, Czech, and French Maxim.
Maximus' origin is Latin, and its use, English. The baby boy name Maximus is pronounced Mah-KSiy-M AHS- or M AHKS-ihM-ahS- †.