Was the Real King Arthur called Magnus Maximus?
Magnus Maximus, Prince Macsen, the Macsen Wledig of Welsh legend who was one of the greatest figures in Britain towards the end of the Roman Empire. General Magnus Clemens Maximus was a Celt. He was the uncle by marriage of the Welsh King, Coel Godhebog, who is believed to be the Old King Cole of the Nursery Rhyme. Coel Godhebog’s daughter married Emperor Constantius Chlorus. The capital of the Roman Empire transferred from Rome to Constantinople in 330AD. The great city of Constantine figures in the legends of the Welsh Royal family. The base of Magnus Maximus, the Macsen Wledig of Welsh legend was Carmarthen or Caernarvon. The legend of Magnus Maximus was used by King Edward I when he designed Caernarvon Castle Was the Real King Arthur called Ambrosius Aurelianus? Another candidate for the basis of the real King Arthur may have been a supreme Roman Commander of Britain (the Dux Bellorum) in the late fifth century. This great military leader was called Ambrosius Aurelianus who was the
