Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius

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Roman emperor historical figure usurper emperor

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century best known for his rivalry with Constantine the Great and his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.

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Label Occurrences
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius canonical 2
Emperor Maxentius 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
usurper emperor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maxentius ⓘ
associatedWith Tetrarchy ⓘ
birthDate c. 278 ⓘ
built Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine ⓘ
surface form: Basilica of Maxentius

Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia ⓘ
surface form: Circus of Maxentius

Temple of Divus Romulus ⓘ
surface form: Temple of Romulus
cameToPowerBy usurpation ⓘ
causeOfDeath drowned in the Tiber River ⓘ
child Romulus ⓘ
coinageDepicts Mars the Protector ⓘ
Città Eterna ⓘ
surface form: Roma Aeterna
conflict Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period ⓘ
surface form: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
controlledTerritory Africa ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 28 October 312 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
defeatedBy Constantine I ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
dynasty Constantinian era ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
familyName Maxentius ⓘ
father Maximian ⓘ
fullName Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius self-link ⓘ
givenName Marcus ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Eutropia ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
notableFor defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD ⓘ
rivalry with Constantine the Great ⓘ
opponent Constantine I ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great

Galerius ⓘ
Severus II ⓘ
placeOfBurial Rome ⓘ
positionHeld Princeps ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor Severus II ⓘ
proclaimedEmperorBy Praetorian Guard ⓘ
proclaimedEmperorIn Rome ⓘ
reignEnd 28 October 312 ⓘ
reignStart 28 October 306 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
residence Palatine Hill ⓘ
ruledFrom Rome ⓘ
spouse Valeria Maximilla ⓘ
successor Constantine I ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maxentius → fullName → Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ⓘ
Temple of Venus and Roma → restoredBy → Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius → fullName → Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius self-link ⓘ