Majorian
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Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Majorian canonical | 12 |
| Julius Valerius Majorianus | 1 |
| Majorianus | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century ruler
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ Western Roman emperor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ricimer
ⓘ
surface form:
Ricimer’s regime
|
| birthDate | c. 420 ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military acclamation ⓘ |
| capital | Ravenna ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | deposed and executed on Ricimer’s orders ⓘ |
| co-rulerWith |
Leo I
ⓘ
surface form:
Leo I the Thracian
|
| cognomen |
Majorian
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Majorianus
|
| conductedCampaignIn |
Gaul
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Italy ⓘ |
| crownedAt | Ravenna ⓘ |
| deathDate | 7 August 461 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Italy
ⓘ
near Tortona ⓘ |
| dynasty | non-dynastic soldier-emperor ⓘ |
| emperorOf | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| fleetDestroyedAt | Carthago Nova ⓘ |
| fleetDestroyedBy | Vandals ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Burgundians
ⓘ
Suebi ⓘ Vandals ⓘ Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| fullName |
Majorian
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Julius Valerius Majorianus
|
| givenName | Julius ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the last capable Western Roman emperors ⓘ |
| issued | Novellae Maioriani ⓘ |
| legalReformsConcerned |
abuses by provincial governors
ⓘ
protection of ancient monuments ⓘ treatment of senators ⓘ |
| mother | daughter of a comes domesticorum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administrative and legal reforms
ⓘ
military campaigns to restore imperial authority ⓘ |
| office | magister militum ⓘ |
| plannedInvasionOf |
Vandal Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Vandal Africa
|
| policyFocus |
protection of curiales and municipal elites
ⓘ
rebuilding of cities ⓘ reform of tax system ⓘ regulation of land ownership ⓘ restoration of imperial finances ⓘ |
| predecessor | Avitus ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| reignEnd | 2 August 461 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1 April 457 ⓘ |
| religion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Aetius
ⓘ
Valentinian III ⓘ |
| successor | Libius Severus ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Ricimer ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Julius Valerius Majorianus
subject surface form:
Libius Severus