{"slug": "maxentius", "label": "Maxentius", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxentius", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182070", "qid": "Q182070", "description": "Roman emperor (r. 306–312)", "entries": 11, "years": 7, "span": [306, 315], "span_label": ["306 CE", "315 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "maximian", "label": "Maximian", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "constantine-i", "label": "Constantine I", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "galerius", "label": "Galerius", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "maximinus-daza", "label": "Maximinus Daza", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "april", "label": "April", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "colosseum", "label": "Colosseum", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "caesar-title", "label": "Caesar (title)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantine-the-great", "label": "Constantine the Great", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 306, "year_label": "306 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – Maxentius, son of former Western Emperor Maximian, leads a revolt by the Praetorian Guard and members of the Senate in Rome, and is proclaimed Emperor. Southern Italy supports Maxentius, as do Africa, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Maxentius recalls Maximian from retirement, who joins his son in Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330171617#Roman_Empire", "title": "306", "revid": 1330171617, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 308, "year_label": "308 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April", "text": "April: In Rome, Emperor Maximian attempts to depose his son Maxentius, but the soldiers in Rome side with Maxentius and force Maximian to flee to the court of Constantine I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330171358#Roman_Empire", "title": "308", "revid": 1330171358, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 309, "year_label": "309 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gaius Ceionius Rufius Volusianus, the Praetorian Prefect of Emperor Maxentius, defeats the usurper Domitius Alexander and purges Africa of his supporters.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330161246#Roman_Empire", "title": "309", "revid": 1330161246, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 309, "year_label": "309 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Pope Marcellus I is banished from Rome by Emperor Maxentius.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330161246#Religion", "title": "309", "revid": 1330161246, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 310, "year_label": "310 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Maximinus Daza, caesar under Emperor Galerius, is acclaimed augustus by his troops. Galerius is forced to recognize him as co-ruler of the East. The Roman Empire is thus divided between seven simultaneous emperors: Galerius (East), Maximinus II (East), Licinius (Middle), Constantine I (West), Maximian (West), Maxentius (Italy), and Domitius Alexander (Africa).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349300512#Roman_Empire", "title": "310", "revid": 1349300512, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 310, "year_label": "310 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 18", "text": "April 18 – Pope Eusebius succeeds Pope Marcellus I as the 31st pope, but is banished on August 17 by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349300512#Religion", "title": "310", "revid": 1349300512, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 310, "year_label": "310 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Maximian flees to Marseille where he is besieged and surrenders. Constantine encourages his suicide and Maximian, age 60, hangs himself. Emperor Maxentius condemns the killing of his father.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349300512#Roman_Empire", "title": "310", "revid": 1349300512, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 311, "year_label": "311 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Fearing an alliance between Licinius and Constantine I, Maximinus forges a secret alliance with Emperor Maxentius.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330160941#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 311", "revid": 1330160941, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 312, "year_label": "312 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Constantine I crosses the Cottian Alps with an army (40,000 men) and defeats Maxentius's generals in three battles at Turin, Brescia and Verona. Maxentius's Praetorian Prefect Ruricius Pompeianus is killed in the fighting outside Verona.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557372#Roman_Empire", "title": "312", "revid": 1369557372, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 312, "year_label": "312 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. 283)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557372#Deaths", "title": "312", "revid": 1369557372, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 315, "year_label": "315 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 25", "text": "July 25 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum at Rome to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. As part of the ceremony Constantine is expected to make a sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods, but he refuses to do so.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330160516#Roman_Empire", "title": "315", "revid": 1330160516, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}