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 People 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