Le proconsulat d’Afrique de L. Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus

Abstract

The career of L. Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus includes a noticeable and wellknown feature. Marius Maximus assumed consecutively the great proconsulships of Asia and Africa. Scholars have discussed a lot their position in Maximus’ career and in the provincial fasti. In fact, Maximus held the proconsulship of Asia first, for two years (from mid-213 to mid-215), and then the proconsulship of Africa (from mid-216 to mid-217). He was a prominent senator under Caracalla and Macrinus gave him the praefectura Vrbis. So, as shown by his second consulship, in 223, his political influence was considerable at the beginning of Severus Alexander’s reign.