Majorian

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Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.

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Generate an image of Majorian (Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Majorian canonical 16
Emperor Majorian 1
Julius Valerius Majorianus 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century ruler ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
Western Roman emperor ⓘ
associatedWith Ricimer’s regime ⓘ
linked to: Ricimer
birthDate c. 420 ⓘ
cameToPowerBy military acclamation ⓘ
capital Ravenna ⓘ
causeOfDeath deposed and executed on Ricimer’s orders ⓘ
co-rulerWith Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
cognomen Majorianus ⓘ
linked to: Majorian
conductedCampaignIn Gaul ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Peninsula

Italy ⓘ
crownedAt Ravenna ⓘ
deathDate 7 August 461 ⓘ
deathPlace Italy ⓘ
near Tortona ⓘ
dynasty non-dynastic soldier-emperor ⓘ
emperorOf Western Roman Empire ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
fleetDestroyedAt Carthago Nova ⓘ
fleetDestroyedBy Vandals ⓘ
foughtAgainst Burgundians ⓘ
Suebi ⓘ
Vandals ⓘ
Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
fullName Julius Valerius Majorianus ⓘ
linked to: Majorian
givenName Julius ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the last capable Western Roman emperors ⓘ
issued Novellae Maioriani ⓘ
legalReformsConcerned abuses by provincial governors ⓘ
protection of ancient monuments ⓘ
treatment of senators ⓘ
mother daughter of a comes domesticorum ⓘ
notableFor administrative and legal reforms ⓘ
military campaigns to restore imperial authority ⓘ
office magister militum ⓘ
plannedInvasionOf Vandal Africa ⓘ
linked to: Vandal Kingdom
policyFocus protection of curiales and municipal elites ⓘ
rebuilding of cities ⓘ
reform of tax system ⓘ
regulation of land ownership ⓘ
restoration of imperial finances ⓘ
predecessor Avitus ⓘ
recognizedBy Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
reignEnd 2 August 461 ⓘ
reignStart 1 April 457 ⓘ
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
servedUnder Aetius ⓘ
Valentinian III ⓘ
successor Libius Severus ⓘ
supportedBy Ricimer ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Roman Empire → ruler → Majorian ⓘ
Avitus → successor → Majorian ⓘ
Majorian → fullName → Julius Valerius Majorianus ⓘ
linked to: Majorian
Majorian → cognomen → Majorianus ⓘ
linked to: Majorian
Libius Severus → predecessor → Majorian ⓘ
Ricimer → installedEmperor → Majorian ⓘ
Ricimer → deposedEmperor → Majorian ⓘ
Ricimer → contemporaryOf → Majorian ⓘ
Theodoric II → laterAlignedWith → Majorian ⓘ
Eparchius Avitus → successor → Majorian ⓘ
Novellae Maioriani → hasAuthor → Majorian ⓘ
Libius Severus → predecessor → Majorian ⓘ
subject linked to: Severus
Aegidius → contemporary → Majorian ⓘ
Aegidius → appointedBy → Majorian ⓘ
subject linked to: Roman general Aegidius
Aegidius → loyalty → Emperor Majorian ⓘ
subject linked to: Roman general Aegidius
linked to: Majorian