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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor
historical figure
abdicated 1 May 305
abdicatedFrom office of Roman emperor
alternativeName Diocles
birthDate c. 244
birthName Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
birthPlace Dalmatia
Roman Empire
Salona
cameToPowerBy defeating Carinus
child Valeria
citizenship Roman
coEmperor Constantius Chlorus
Galerius
Maximian
deathDate 3 December 311
deathPlace Dalmatia
Roman Empire
Spalatum
dynasty Tetrarchic period
era Crisis of the Third Century
implementedReform creation of dioceses as administrative units
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
introduced Tetrarchy system of rule
issued Edict on Maximum Prices
knownFor Great Persecution of Christians
administrative reforms of the Roman Empire
establishing the Tetrarchy
reorganizing the Roman Empire
language Latin
launched Great Persecution
militaryRank commander of the imperial bodyguard
palaceLocation Dalmatia
Spalatum
persecuted Christians
positionHeld Roman emperor
predecessor Carinus
regionRuled Eastern Roman Empire
Roman Empire
reignEnd 1 May 305
reignStart 20 November 284
religionPolicy traditional Roman polytheism
retiredTo Palace of Diocletian
spouse Prisca
succeeded Crisis of the Third Century with imperial stabilization
successor Constantius Chlorus
Galerius


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