Maximinius Thrax - The Thracian

The career of maximinius is fascinating for all kinds of reasons, not the least of which because he is the one character who really stood out to me the first time i read any part of the decline and fall back when i was a kid. What i didn't understand at the time was what a momentous event his claim to the throne represented in the broader sweep of roman history. Maximinius thrax had been born in the early one seventies, a d and tradition holds that he was the son of a peasant family in thrace,. But it is also possible that he was born and raised in moesia. His heritage is similarly a matter of some debate. The