Diocletian
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Diocletian was a Roman emperor best known for stabilizing and reorganizing the empire through sweeping administrative reforms and establishing the Tetrarchy system of rule.
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
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historical figure → |
| abdicated |
1 May 305
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| abdicatedFrom |
office of Roman emperor
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| alternativeName |
Diocles
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| birthDate |
c. 244
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| birthName |
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
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| birthPlace |
Dalmatia
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Roman Empire → Salona → |
| cameToPowerBy |
defeating Carinus
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| child |
Valeria
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| citizenship |
Roman
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| coEmperor |
Constantius Chlorus
→
Galerius → Maximian → |
| deathDate |
3 December 311
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| deathPlace |
Dalmatia
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Roman Empire → Spalatum → |
| dynasty |
Tetrarchic period
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| era |
Crisis of the Third Century
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| implementedReform |
creation of dioceses as administrative units
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currency reforms → division of provinces into smaller units → division of the empire into eastern and western halves → separation of civil and military authority → taxation reforms → |
| influenced |
later structure of the Byzantine Empire
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| introduced |
Tetrarchy system of rule
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| issued |
Edict on Maximum Prices
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| knownFor |
Great Persecution of Christians
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administrative reforms of the Roman Empire → establishing the Tetrarchy → reorganizing the Roman Empire → |
| language |
Latin
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| launched |
Great Persecution
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| militaryRank |
commander of the imperial bodyguard
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| palaceLocation |
Dalmatia
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Spalatum → |
| persecuted |
Christians
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| positionHeld |
Roman emperor
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| predecessor |
Carinus
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| regionRuled |
Eastern Roman Empire
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Roman Empire → |
| reignEnd |
1 May 305
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| reignStart |
20 November 284
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| religionPolicy |
traditional Roman polytheism
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| retiredTo |
Palace of Diocletian
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| spouse |
Prisca
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| succeeded |
Crisis of the Third Century with imperial stabilization
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| successor |
Constantius Chlorus
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Galerius → |