Petronius Maximus

5th century western Roman emperor (396-455)
Person human Q191940

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
396
Date of death
April 22, 455, May 31, 455[6]
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[13]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Western Roman emperor (455–455), ancient Roman senator, Praefectus urbi, Roman consul[14][15][16][17]
Mother
(Ennodia)[8]
Child
Palladius, Anicius[11][12]
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Cause of death
stoning[21]
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Manner of death
homicide[22]
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Name in native language
Flavius Anicius Petronius Maximus[26]
Noble title
emperor[20]
Nomen gentilicium
Petronius[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Petronius Maximus ar بيترونيوس مكسيموس de Flavius Petronius Maximus el Πετρόνιος Μάξιμος es Petronius Maximus es Petronio Maximo es Petronio Máximo fa پترونیوس ماکسیموس fr Maxime Pétrone fr Petrone Maxime fr Pétrone Maxime fr Petronius Maximus he פטרוניוס מקסימוס hu Petronius Maximus római császár it Petronio Massimo ja ペトロニウス・マクシムス ko 페트로니우스 막시무스 pl Petronius Maximus pl Petroniusz Maksymus pl Petroniusz Wielki
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
122232697
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2010016592
British Museum person or institution ID
96643
DDB person (GND) ID
1080510966
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1080510966
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Petronius-Maximus
Find a Grave memorial ID
40495933
Freebase ID
/m/01mpq1
Genealogics.org person ID
I00248943
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000002187572907
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
petroni-maxim
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0041517
Krugosvet article (archived)
istoriya/PETRONI_MAKSIM.html
Museum-digital ID
58094
Münzkabinett ID
person/1276
Numista ruling authority ID
1535
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3956313
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
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Rodovid ID
273264
Sandrart.net person ID
5363
Topic's main category
Category:Petronius Maximus
Treccani ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
petronio-massimo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
petronio-massimo
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
petronijus-maksimas
WeRelate person ID
Petronius_Maximus_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Anicii-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4CtwCQFKxC9gCqRv4MP

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Summary

Petronius Maximus was born in 396[1] in Rome[2]. He died on April 22, 455[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Petronius Maximus born?

Petronius Maximus's place of birth was Rome[2].

Where did Petronius Maximus die?

Petronius Maximus died in Rome[4].

Who were Petronius Maximus's parents?

Petronius Maximus's father was Anicius Probinus[7]. Petronius Maximus's mother was (Ennodia)[8].

Who was Petronius Maximus married to?

Petronius Maximus's spouses include Licinia Eudoxia[9] and Volusiana[10].

What did Petronius Maximus do for work?

Petronius Maximus worked as a politician[5].

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  5. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  14. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Nomisma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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