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Marcus Valerius Maximianus

2nd century Roman general

Field	Value
name	Marcus Valerius Maximianus
image	Trencin-Roman2.JPG
caption	Roman inscription on the castle rock in Trenčín
birth_place	Poetovio, modern-day Ptuj
placeofburial_coordinates
allegiance	Roman Empire
branch	Roman army
Roman navy
rank	Legatus legionis
servicenumber
unit	Classis Misenensis
Classis Ravennatis
Legio I Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio III Augusta
Legio V Macedonica
Legio XIII Gemina
battles	Revolt of Avidius Cassius, Battle of Laugaricio
awards	Chieftain Valao's "horse, decorations and weapons"
memorials	Inscriptions at Diana Veteranorum and Laugaricio
relations	Marcus Valerius Maximianus, Censor (father)
laterwork	Governor of Numidia,
Suffect Consul, c. 186
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Roman navy Classis Ravennatis Legio I Adiutrix Legio II Adiutrix Legio III Augusta Legio V Macedonica Legio XIII Gemina Suffect Consul, c. 186

Roman inscription on the castle rock in [[Trenčín

Marcus Valerius Maximianus was an important Roman general of the period of the Marcomannic Wars during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. He was born (year unknown) in the Roman colony of Poetovio (modern Ptuj, in Slovenia), where his father, also called Marcus Valerius Maximianus, was a local censor and priest. He was decorated for services in the Parthian war of Lucius Verus and was appointed by Marcus Aurelius to ensure the armies in Pannonia were supplied by boats on the Danube.

No surviving ancient writer mentions Marcus Valerius Maximianus, although he was clearly a significant military figure. His career is known to us only from inscriptions, chiefly the one set up by the council of the colony of Diana Veteranorum (Zana) in Numidia when he was governor. The inscription set up in Laugaricio 179 AD () also provides information:

::::AVGVSTORV(m) ::::EXERCITUS QVI LAV ::::GARICIONE SEDIT MIL(ites) ::::L(egionis) II DCCCLV ::::(Marcus Valerius) MAXIMIANUS LEG(atus) LEG ::::(ionis) II AD(iutricis) CVR(avit) F(aciendum) ::"To the victory of emperors, dedicated by 855 soldiers of the Second Legion of the army stationed in Laugaricio. Made to order of Marcus Valerius Maximianus, legate of the Second Adiutrix legion." ## Life He was placed in charge of detachments of the praetorian fleets of Misenum and Ravenna and also of African and Moorish cavalry used for scouting duties in Pannonia. While on active service with the cavalry Maximianus killed a Germanic chieftain named as "Valao, chief of the Naristi" with his own hand and was publicly praised by the Emperor, who granted him the chieftain's "horse, decorations and weapons". He was appointed prefect of the lance-bearing cavalry and was in charge of the cavalry on the expedition to Syria to quell the revolt of Avidius Cassius in 175. Maximianus was then appointed procurator of Moesia Inferior; at the same time he was given a command to drive out brigands from the borders of Macedonia and Thrace. It appears Maximianus enjoyed Marcus Aurelius's confidence, for he was then successively procurator of Moesia Superior and Dacia Porolissensis, after which he was adlected into the Senate with praetorian rank. He commanded as *legatus legionis* first Legio I Adiutrix, then Legio II Adiutrix, Legio V Macedonica, Legio XIII Gemina and Legio III Augusta – an almost unprecedented series of legionary commands. He was in charge of the winter quarters at Laugaricio (modern Trenčín, in Slovakia), where the final battle of the Second Marcomannic War was fought, and was afterwards decorated for his services in the Sarmatian War by the Emperor Commodus. After this he governed Numidia. Maximianus was suffect consul around 186. It is not known when he died. ## References ## References 1. {{AE. 1956. 124). A complete English translation is in Brian Campbell, ''The Roman Army, A Sourcebook'' (London: Routledge, 1994, {{ISBN. 0-415-07173-9), pp. 64–65. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Valerius_Maximianus) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Valerius_Maximianus?action=history). ::

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