Maxentius (bahasa Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus; c. 278 – 28 October 312) adalah seorang Kaisar Romawi yang memerintah dari tahun 306 hingga 312. Ia adalah putra kaisar sebelumnya Maximianus, dan adalah menantu dari Kaisar Galerius.
| Maxentius | ||
|---|---|---|
| 58th Emperor of the Roman Empire | ||
Bust of Maxentius. | ||
| Berkuasa | 28 October 306 – 28 October 312 (in competition with Severus, then Galerius then Constantine – jointly with his father 306-8) | |
| Pendahulu | Constantius Chlorus | |
| Penerus | Constantine | |
| Kelahiran | c. 278 | |
| Kematian | 28 Oktober 312 (aged 34) Rome | |
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| Ayah | Maximian | |
| Ibu | Eutropia | |
| Istri |
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| Anak | Valerius Romulus, 1 other son of unknown name |
| Jabatan politik | ||
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| Didahului oleh: Maximian , Constantine I , Flavius Valerius Severus, Maximinus Daia, Galerius | Consul of the Roman Empire 308–310 bersama dengan Valerius Romulus, Diocletian , Galerius Licinius, Constantine I, Tatius Andronicus, Pompeius Probus | Diteruskan oleh: Galerius , Maximinus Daia , Gaius Caeionius Rufius Volusianus, Aradius Rufinus |
| Didahului oleh: Galerius , Maximinus Daia , Gaius Caeionius Rufius Volusianus, Aradius Rufinus | Consul of the Roman Empire 312 bersama dengan Constantine I, Licinius | Diteruskan oleh: Constantine I , Licinius, Maximinus Daia |
Catatan Sunting
Essays from The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine are marked with a "(CC)".
- In Classical Latin, Maxentius' name would be inscribed as MARCVS AVRELIVS VALERIVS MAXENTIVS AVGVSTVS.
Bibliografi Sunting
- Alföldi, Andrew. The Conversion of Constantine and Pagan Rome. Translated by Harold Mattingly. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1948.
- Barnes, Timothy D. Constantine and Eusebius. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981. ISBN 978-0-674-16531-1
- Barnes, Timothy D. The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982. ISBN 0-7837-2221-4
- Drijvers, Jan Willem. "Eusebius' Vita Constantini and the Construction of the Image of Maxentius." In From Rome to Constantinople: Studies in Honour of Averil Cameron, edited by Hagit Amirav and Bas ter Haar Romeny, 11–28. Leuven and Dudley, MA: Peeters, 2006. ISBN 978-90-429-1971-6
- Elliott, T. G. The Christianity of Constantine the Great. Scranton, PA: University of Scranton Press, 1996. ISBN 0-940866-59-5
- Lenski, Noel, ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Hardcover ISBN 0-521-81838-9 Paperback ISBN 0-521-52157-2
- Leppin, Hartmut and Hauke Ziemssen. Maxentius. Der letzte Kaiser in Rom (Zaberns Bildbände zur Archäologie). Mainz: Zabern, 2007.
- Odahl, Charles Matson. Constantine and the Christian Empire. New York: Routledge, 2004. Hardcover ISBN 0-415-17485-6 Paperback ISBN 0-415-38655-1
- Potter, David S. The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180–395. New York: Routledge, 2005. Hardcover ISBN 0-415-10057-7 Paperback ISBN 0-415-10058-5
- Southern, Pat. The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine. New York: Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23944-3
Pranala luar Sunting
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Maxentius.
- De imperatoribus Romanis on Maxentius
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Marcus Aurelius Maxentius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Coins of Maxentius A brief history of Maxentius illustrated with some coins