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Maxentius (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus; c. 278 – 28 October 312) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 312. He was the son of former Emperor Maximian, and the son-in-law of Emperor Galerius.
Maxentius' exact date of birth is unknown; it was probably around 278. He was the son of the Emperor Maximian and his wife Eutropia.
As his father became emperor in 285, he was regarded as crown prince who would eventually follow his father on the throne. He seems not to have served in any important military or administrative position during Diocletian's and his father's reign, though. Early (the exact date is unknown) he married Valeria Maximilla, the daughter of Galerius. He had two sons, Valerius Romulus (ca. 295 – 309) and an unknown one.
In 305, Diocletian and Maximian resigned, and the former caesares Constantius and Galerius became Augusti. Although with Constantine and Maxentius two sons of emperors were available, they were left out from the new tetrarchy, and Severus and Maximinus Daia were appointed Caesars. Some sources (Lactantius, Epitome) state that Galerius hated Maxentius and used his influence on Diocletian that Maxentius be ignored in the succession; maybe Diocletianus also thought that he was not qualified for the military duties of the imperial office. Maxentius retired to an estate some miles from Rome.
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Plot: Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was aged just 11 when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius' offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome's finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine's whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.
Keywords: beheaded, betrayal, biopic, character-name-in-title, courtroom-fight, greed, historical, kidnapper, religious, saintActors: Ettore Cella (director), Ettore Cella (writer), Andrea Jonasson (actress), Dinah Hinz (actress), Peter Oehme (actor), Klaus Knuth (actor), Ingold Wildenauer (actor), Franz Matter (actor), Walter Kiesler (actor), Theo Tecklenburg (actor), Josef Bommer (actor), Edzard Wüstendörfer (actor), Martin Kempf (actor), Wolfgang Danegger (actor), Edith Golay (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Elisa Cegani (actress), Lauro Gazzolo (actor), Franco Fantasia (actor), Veriano Ginesi (actor), Loris Gizzi (actor), Enrico Glori (actor), Nando Gazzolo (actor), Carlo Ninchi (actor), Vittorio Sanipoli (actor), Massimo Serato (actor), Carlo Tamberlani (actor), Renato Terra (actor), Fausto Tozzi (actor), Cornel Wilde (actor), Christine Kaufmann (actress),
Plot: Somewhat fictionalized dramatic account of Late Roman Emperor Constantine, his rise to power, and his establishment of religious tolerance among Roman subjects. Constantine's adoption of Christianity allowed this small persecuted religion to sweep throughout Europe as the empire's power waned.
Keywords: 4th-century, ancient-rome, battle, byzantium, christian-history, christianity, emperor, independent-film, legion, peplum