MAJORIANVS (Flavius Julius), appointed by Leo, Emperor of the East, to be his general in chief, and sent by him to occupy the government of the western empire; assumed the title of Imperator, at Ravenna, after the deposition of Avitus in A.D. 457. He had proved himself a good general under Aetius, and possessed great and excellent qualities. He inflicted severe injury on the barbarian tribes both in Italy and in Gaul; whilst his friend and general, Ricimer, defeated Genseric, 458; Majorian beat the Goths under Theodoric; but he had scarcely made peace with Genseric, when Ricimer conspired against and deposed him at Dertona, now Tortona, in Liguria; and he died by his own hand in A.D. 461.----The gold coins of Majorianus are esteemed rare; the brass still rarer; on these he is styled D. N. IVLIVS MAIORIANVS FELIX. AVG. P.