Roman Maximian,AD286-310 AE Post-Ref.Radiate / Victory From Jupiter NGC (018)

THE ROMAN TETRARCHY

Maximian - Roman Emperor: 286-305, 307-308 &
310 A.D.

Bronze Post-Ref.Radiate

Obverse:  radiate, cuirassed bust
right.

Reverse:  Jupiter facing right, holding globe and scepter, facing Hercules
facing left, holding Victory on globe .

In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the
king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus
in the Greek pantheon. He was called Iuppiter (or Diespiter) Optimus Maximus
("Father God the Best and Greatest"). As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he
ruled over laws and social order. He was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad,
with sister/wife Juno. Jupiter is also the father of the god Mars with Juno.
Therefore, Jupiter is the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary
founders of Rome. Jupiter was venerated in ancient Roman religion, and is still
venerated in Roman Neopaganism. He is a son of Saturn, along with brothers
Neptune and Pluto. He is also the brother/husband of Ceres (daughter of Saturn
and mother of Proserpina), brother of Veritas (daughter of Saturn), and father
of Mercury.



Maximian - Roman Emperor 286 - circa 310 A.D.



| Son-in-law of Diocletian | Father of Maxentius and Fausta | Step-father of
Theodora | Grandfather of Romulus |



Maximian (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Augustus; c. 250
- c. July 310) was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286,
then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor
and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military
brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent most of his time on
campaign. In late 285, he suppressed rebels in Gaul known as the Bagaudae. From
285 to 288, he fought against Germanic tribes along the Rhine frontier. Together
with Diocletian, he launched a scorched earth campaign deep into Alamannic
territory in 288, temporarily relieving the Rhine provinces from the threat of
Germanic invasion.



The man he appointed to police the Channel shores, Carausius, rebelled in 286,
causing the secession of Britain and northwestern Gaul. Maximian failed to oust
Carausius, and his invasion fleet was destroyed by storms in 289 or 290.
Maximian's subordinate, Constantius, campaigned against Carausius' successor,
Allectus, while Maximian held the Rhine frontier. The rebel leader was ousted in
296, and Maximian moved south to combat piracy near Hispania and Berber
incursions in Mauretania. When these campaigns concluded in 298, he departed for
Italy, where he lived in comfort until 305. At Diocletian's behest, Maximian
abdicated on May 1, 305, gave the Augustan office to Constantius, and retired to
southern Italy.



In late 306, Maximian took the title of Augustus again and aided his son
Maxentius' rebellion in Italy. In April 307, he attempted to depose his son, but
failed and fled to the court of Constantius' successor, Constantine (who was
both Maximian's step-grandson and also his son-in-law), in Trier. At the Council
of Carnuntum in November 308, Diocletian and his successor, Galerius, forced
Maximian to renounce his imperial claim again. In early 310, Maximian attempted
to seize Constantine's title while the emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Few
supported him, and he was captured by Constantine in Marseille. Maximian killed
himself in mid-310 on Constantine's orders. During Constantine's war with
Maxentius, Maximian's image was purged from all public places. However, after
Constantine ousted and killed Maxentius, Maximian's image was rehabilitated, and
he was deified.

 

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