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about this claim, and indicates that
Maximus had the longest tenure as praetorian prefect of any man appointed to that office.
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were acquaintances, if not friends: Fronto was made primary heir and executor of the will of
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in northern Italy is considered his hometown, confirmed by the fact that his
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Birley argues that "Gabinius" is a corruption of
Maximus' name. (
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Maximus passed through the
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The Civic Baths of Ostia, also known as
Thermae Gavii Maximi
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Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's
Imperial Bodyguard
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began their careers, the first office attested for him is
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290:, revised edition (London: Routledge, 1987), p. 60
231:3,4,7. English translation in Charles R. Haines,
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275:Hadrian: the Restless Emperor
262:Hadrian: the Restless Emperor
288:Marcus Aurelius: A Biography
117:Marcus Petronius Mamertinus
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219:known from other sources.
213:Fronto and Antonine Rome
55:Marcus Cornelius Fronto
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59:Gaius Censorius Niger
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167:See also
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78:equites
34:Hadrian
98:Digest
66:Career
44:Firmum
385:Gavii
217:eques
121:eques
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103:Asia
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