Majorian Facts For Kids

During his four-year reign Majorian reconquered most of Hispania and southern Gaul, meanwhile reducing the Visigoths, Burgundians and Suevi to federate status.

The Roman Empire in 460 during the reign of Majorian.

Tremissis minted by a Visigothic king in the name of Majorian. These coins were minted in Arelate between 457 and 507 and showed the corrupted name iviivs haiorianvs. Even if their style was close to the Roman originals, Visigothic coins contained less precious metal; it was probably for this reason that Majorian issued a law obliging the tax collectors to accept golden coins at their nominal value, with the exception of the "Gallic" coin, of lesser value.[49]

Contorniate depicting emperor Majorian

Avitus, the predecessor of Majorian on the imperial throne, had alienated the support of the Roman senatorial aristocracy by appointing members of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, of which he was a part, to the most important offices of the imperial administration. He was overthrown by Majorian, who did not repeat the error and rotated the main offices between representatives of the two aristocracies.

Majorian from a 9th-century copy of the Breviary of Alaric

As coin of Majorian.