Petronius Maximus
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Petronius Maximus was a short-reigning Western Roman emperor in 455 whose rule ended amid political chaos and the devastating Vandal sack of Rome.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
→
Western Roman emperor → ancient Roman aristocrat → |
| allegedInvolvementIn | assassination of Valentinian III → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Sack of Rome 455 AD
→
surface form:
Vandal sack of Rome (455)
|
| birthDate | c. 396 → |
| birthPlace | possibly Rome → |
| causeOfDeath | killed by a mob → |
| consulshipYear | 433 → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire → |
| deathDate | 31 May 455 → |
| deathPlace | Rome → |
| dynasty | Theodosian dynasty → |
| era | Late Antiquity → |
| father | Anicius Probinus (probable) → |
| heldOffice |
consul of the Roman Empire
→
magister utriusque militiae → praetorian prefect of Gaul → praetorian prefect of Italy → urban prefect of Rome → |
| knownFor |
failure to prevent the Vandal sack of Rome
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political chaos in Rome in 455 → very short reign as Western Roman emperor → |
| languageSpoken | Latin → |
| mannerOfDeath | lynching → |
| memberOf | Roman Senate → |
| nobleFamily | Anician family → |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor of the West → |
| praetorianPrefectOfGaulEnd | c. 443 → |
| praetorianPrefectOfGaulStart | c. 439 → |
| praetorianPrefectOfItalyEnd | c. 439 → |
| praetorianPrefectOfItalyStart | c. 435 → |
| predecessor | Valentinian III → |
| regionRuled |
Italy
→
parts of Gaul → |
| regnalNumber | Western Roman emperor in 455 → |
| reignEnd | 31 May 455 → |
| reignStart | 17 March 455 → |
| religion | Nicene Christianity → |
| responsibleFor |
marriage of Eudocia to his son Palladius
→
repudiation of the betrothal between Eudocia and Huneric → |
| spouse |
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
→
surface form:
Eudoxia
|
| succeededByAsHusbandOfEudoxia | none (his death ended the forced marriage) → |
| successor | Avitus → |
| title | Imperator Caesar Flavius Petronius Maximus Augustus → |
| urbanPrefectOfRomeStart | c. 420s → |
| usurpedFrom | Theodosian dynasty line of succession → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sack of Rome (455)
subject surface form:
Sack of Rome (455)