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Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, Roman Emperor (c. 283 - 28 Oct 312)

Roman Emperor 306-312. He was defeated by Constantine I at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. Full name: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-4018?rskey=Gij4mA&result=1&q=maxentius Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxentius Relationships: Constantine I (272-337) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Galerius (c. 250s-311) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Maximian (c. 250-Jul 310) was a father of Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus II (c. 270-30 Apr 313) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Romulus (292/295-309) was a son of Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Maxentius. Standing robed figure, with in her right hand .
Bargrave's catalogue: Rara, Antiqua, et Numismata Bargraviana (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16a) It is now called the Circus of Maxentius, or of his son Romulus.
Gentle Traveller (Curatorial catalogue) (a) Polished heart-shaped plaque of green stone. L: 6 cms. In 1646 Bargrave knocked this off the fallen obelisk in the Circus of Maxentius, later put up in the Piazza Navona, and had it cut and polished, as he tells in a five-page account in his Catalogue. B19.
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 18 Coins of Diocletian, Constantius, Maximianus, Maximinus, Maxentius" ref="616">Maxentius, Severus, Licinius, Magentius, Constantine, and Crispus, middle Brass
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 19 Coins of Diocletian, Constantius, Maximianus, Maximinus, Severus, Maxentius" ref="616">Maxentius, Magnentius, Decentius, Licinius, Constantine, Crispus, Constans, and Mag. Maximus, middle Brass
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) M. Aur: Val: Maxentius. 3.