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Maximianopolis (, "city of Maximianus") can refer to the following ancient cities, named after the Roman emperor
Maximian Maximian (; ), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was ''Caesar (title), Caesar'' from 285 to 286, then ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocleti ...
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Maximianopolis in Arabia Shaqqa or Shakka () is a Syrian town in As Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Druze who migrated to the region from Mount Lebanon starting from the 18th century. In ancient times it was known as Sacc ...
, in modern Syria *
Maximianopolis (Osrhoene) Constantia or Konstantia () was a town of some importance in the province Osrhoene in Mesopotamia, on the road between Nisibis and Carrhae, at no great distance from Edessa. It was, after his departure from Nisibis, the residence of the '' dux Me ...
, in modern Turkey *
Maximianopolis (Palestine) Maximianopolis () was an ancient city in Palaestina Secunda, within the Byzantine Empire. The name Maximianopolis (City of Maximian) was given to it by Diocletian, in honour of his co-emperor Maximian. It was located 17 M.P. from Caesarea and 10 M ...
, in modern Israel *
Maximianopolis (Pamphylia) Tefenni is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Tefenni District.Maximianopolis in Rhodope Mosynopolis (), of which only ruins now remain in Greek Thrace, was a city in the Roman province of Rhodope, which was known until the 9th century as Maximianopolis (Μαξιμιανούπολις) or, to distinguish it from other cities of the s ...
, in modern Greece *
Maximianopolis (Thebaid) Qena ( ' , locally: ) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; Latinized transliteration: Caene) and ...
, in modern Egypt


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Maximianus (disambiguation) Maximianus or Maximian may refer to the following people: * Marcus Valerius Maximianus, suffect consul in 186, legionary legate during the Marcomannic Wars *Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius), co-emperor with Diocletian, 286 ...
* Maximiana, Maximianae * Maximopolis (various cities) {{geodis