I. Introduction

II. The Fragments of Marius Maximus

III. The Family and Career of L. Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus

IV. The Marii Perpetui: the Evidence

V. The Problem

VI. Indirect Means of Tracing Marius Maximus

1. The 'Scholia ad Juvenalem'

2. The Latin Chroniclers

3. Characteristics of Marius Maximus in the Fragments

4. The Background and Career of Maximus as possibly reflected in the HA

VII. The Twelve 'Vitae Principum' of Marius Maximus

1. 'De vita Nervae'

2. 'De vita Traiani'

3. 'De vita Hadriani'

4. 'De vita Antonini Pii'

5. 'De vita Marci'

6. 'De vita Commodi'

7. 'De vita Pertinacis'

8. 'De vita Didii Juliani'

9. 'De vita Severi'

10. 'De vita Caracallae'

11. 'De vita Macrini'

12. 'De vita Heliogabali'

VIII. Conclusion