Maximus

Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
 * Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
 * Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome

Roman historical figures

 * Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280–203 BC), surnamed Cunctator, "the delayer"
 * Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor from 383 to 388
 * Maximus of Moesia (fl. 89–117), twice consul
 * Maximus of Hispania (409–411), Roman usurper
 * Petronius Maximus (396–455), Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455

Authors and philosophers

 * Valerius Maximus, 1st-century historian
 * Claudius Maximus, 2nd-century Stoic, teacher of emperor Marcus Aurelius
 * Maximus of Tyre, 2nd-century Greek philosopher and rhetorician
 * Maximus of Ephesus (died 372), 4th-century philosopher, preceptor of emperor Julian
 * Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), Muslim mystic and philosopher, called Doctor Maximus
 * Maximus Planudes (c. 1260 – c. 1305), Greek monk, anthologist, translator and theologian

Christian saints

 * Maximus of Aveia or Maximus of Aquila (died c. 250)
 * Maximus of Évreux (died c. 384)
 * Maximus of Jerusalem, saint and bishop of Jerusalem (died 350)
 * Maximus of Lérins (433–460), bishop of Riez, and 2nd abbot of Lérins Abbey
 * Maximus of Naples (died 361)
 * Maximus of Pavia (died 511)
 * Maximus of Turin (died 465)
 * Maximus the Confessor (580–662), theologian
 * Maximus the Greek (1475–1556), translator in Russia
 * Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, martyrs at Rom

Christian bishops and patriarchs

 * Maximus I of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch in 182–191
 * Archbishop Maximus I of Constantinople, arch-bishop in 380, opponent of Gregory Nazianzen
 * Maximus II of Antioch, Patriarch 449–455
 * Maximus (bishop of Zaragoza) (fl. 592–619)
 * Maximus (Bishop of Ceneda) (fl. 741–790), Bishop of Ceneda
 * Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus (died 1305)
 * Patriarch Maximus II of Constantinople (died 1216)
 * Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1476–1481
 * Patriarch Maximus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1491–1497
 * Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972), Patriarch in 1946–1948

Fictional characters

 * Antillar Maximus, a character in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series
 * Flattus Maximus, lead guitarist of heavy metal act GWAR
 * Fortress Maximus, a giant Autobot from the Transformers franchise
 * Maximus, a supporting character, the name of a horse in Disney's Tangled
 * Maximus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain who frequently opposes the Fantastic Four and the Royal Family of the Inhumans
 * Maximus Decimus Meridius, the main character in Ridley Scott's film, Gladiator
 * Maximus Mayhem, an antagonist from the animated show M.A.S.K. (TV series)
 * Maximus Musicus, the main character of a musical educational franchise of the same name
 * Maximus "Max" Zamfirescu, a character in the 1998 movie My Giant

Other

 * Gluteus maximus muscle, the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles
 * Maximos Mansion, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Greece
 * Maximus, a 2013 album by King James
 * Maximus (BBS), a bulletin board system originally developed by Scott J. Dudley
 * Maximus Inc., a publicly traded international corporation based in Tysons Corner, Virginia
 * Maximus (racing yacht), a racing yacht built in 2005
 * Optimus Maximus keyboard