According to the ninth-century Ravennate priest Andreas Agnellus, Maximianus' flock initially refused his leadership, because he was selected by the emperor Justinian I and was not their initial candidate.
Prema ravenskome svećeniku iz devetoga stoljeća Andriji Agnellusu, Maksimijanovo stado u početku je odbijalo njegovo vodstvo jer ga je izabrao car Justinijan, a nije bio njihov inicijalni kandidat.