Maxentius

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Roman emperor historical figure usurper

Maxentius was a Roman emperor who ruled Italy and Africa in the early 4th century and was famously defeated by Constantine the Great at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Maxentius canonical	35
Emperor Maxentius	5
usurper Maxentius	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ usurper ⓘ
associatedWith	Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ surface form: Tetrarchy
battleDate	Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 28 October 312
birthDate	c. 278 ⓘ
burialPlace	unknown, body reportedly recovered from the Tiber ⓘ
cameToPowerBy	revolt in Rome ⓘ
capital	Rome ⓘ
child	Romulus ⓘ
constructed	Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine ⓘ surface form: Basilica of Maxentius Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia ⓘ Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
deathCause	drowned in the Tiber River ⓘ
deathDate	28 October 312 ⓘ
deathPlace	Rome ⓘ
dynasty	Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ surface form: Tetrarchic period
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ
father	Maximian ⓘ
fullName	Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ⓘ
givenName	Maxentius self-link ⓘ
governmentType	autocracy ⓘ
knownFor	being defeated at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ conflict with Constantine the Great ⓘ large building projects in Rome ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ
mother	Eutropia ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
opponent	Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great Galerius ⓘ Licinius ⓘ Severus II ⓘ
outcome	defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
partOf	Crisis of the Third Century aftermath ⓘ
patronage	Christian community in Rome ⓘ
positionHeld	Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor	Severus II ⓘ
reignEnd	28 October 312 ⓘ
reignStart	28 October 306 ⓘ
religion	traditional Roman polytheism ⓘ
ruledRegion	Africa ⓘ Italy ⓘ
spouse	Valeria Maximilla ⓘ
styleOfRule	restoration of Rome as imperial center ⓘ
succeededBy	Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great
title	Augustus ⓘ Princeps invictus ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → coEmperorWith → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → defeated → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

Battle of the Milvian Bridge → combatant → Maxentius ⓘ

Battle of the Milvian Bridge → commandedBy → Maxentius ⓘ

Battle of the Milvian Bridge → belligerentLeader → Maxentius ⓘ

Maximian → child → Maxentius ⓘ

Fausta → sibling → Maxentius ⓘ

Galerius → conflictWith → Maxentius ⓘ

Constantinian civil war → hasMainBelligerent → Maxentius ⓘ

Constantinian civil war → opposedBy → Maxentius ⓘ

Milvian Bridge → associatedWith → Maxentius ⓘ

Siege of Segusio → belligerent → Maxentius ⓘ

Siege of Segusio → relatedTo → Maxentius ⓘ

Arch of Constantine → associatedWith → Maxentius ⓘ

Maxentius → givenName → Maxentius self-link ⓘ

Ponte Milvio → associatedWith → Maxentius ⓘ

Saint Catherine of Alexandria → allegedMartyrdomUnder → Maxentius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius

Severus II → successor → Maxentius ⓘ

Severus II → opponent → Maxentius ⓘ

Severus II → contemporary → Maxentius ⓘ

Tetrarchic dynasty → hasPart → Maxentius ⓘ

Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine → originallyCommissionedBy → Maxentius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius

Eutropia → motherOf → Maxentius ⓘ

Eutropia → child → Maxentius ⓘ

Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → hasParticipant → Maxentius ⓘ

Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → conflictWith → Maxentius ⓘ

Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → opponentTitle → Maxentius ⓘ

this entity surface form: usurper Maxentius

Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy → hasOpponent → Maxentius ⓘ

Battle of Turin (312) → hasParticipant → Maxentius ⓘ

Battle of Turin (312) → belligerent → Maxentius ⓘ

Battle of Turin (312) → relatedTo → Maxentius ⓘ

Valeria Maximilla → spouse → Maxentius ⓘ

Valeria Maximilla → notableRelative → Maxentius ⓘ

Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum → associatedWith → Maxentius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius

Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia → builder → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Circus of Maxentius

this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius

Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia → commissionedBy → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Circus of Maxentius

Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia → namedAfter → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Circus of Maxentius

Temple of Divus Romulus → builder → Maxentius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Maxentius

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius → familyName → Maxentius ⓘ

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius → alsoKnownAs → Maxentius ⓘ

subject surface form: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Valerius Maxentius

Ponte Molle → associatedWith → Maxentius ⓘ