Petronius Maximus
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0396 – 0455
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Who was Petronius Maximus?
Flavius Petronius Maximus was Western Roman Emperor for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Flavius Aëtius, and the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III. Maximus was killed during the events culminating in the sack of Rome by the Vandals in 455.
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- Born
- 0396
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- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Died
- May 31, 0455
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on July 23, 2013
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