Diocletian

E15193

Roman emperor historical figure

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Diocletian canonical	78
Emperor Diocletian	10
Roman Emperor Diocletian	5
Roman emperor Diocletian	3
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus	2
reign of Diocletian	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
abdicated	1 May 305 ⓘ
abdicatedFrom	office of Roman emperor ⓘ
alternativeName	Diocles ⓘ
birthDate	c. 244 ⓘ
birthName	Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
birthPlace	Illyricum ⓘ surface form: Dalmatia Roman Empire ⓘ Zadar ⓘ surface form: Salona
cameToPowerBy	defeating Carinus ⓘ
child	Valeria ⓘ
citizenship	Roman ⓘ
coEmperor	Constantius Chlorus ⓘ Galerius ⓘ Maximian ⓘ
deathDate	3 December 311 ⓘ
deathPlace	Illyricum ⓘ surface form: 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	Diocletian's price edict ⓘ surface form: Edict on Maximum Prices
knownFor	Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ surface form: Great Persecution of Christians administrative reforms of the Roman Empire ⓘ establishing the Tetrarchy ⓘ reorganizing the Roman Empire ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
launched	Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ surface form: Great Persecution
militaryRank	commander of the imperial bodyguard ⓘ
palaceLocation	Croatia ⓘ surface form: Dalmatia Spalatum ⓘ
persecuted	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians
positionHeld	Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor	Carinus ⓘ
regionRuled	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (99)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Empire → notableEmperor → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocletian's Tetrarchy → initiatedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocletian's Tetrarchy → hasEmperor → Diocletian ⓘ

Roman Antiquity → notableRuler → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocletian → birthName → Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus

Nicomedia (traditionally) → reachedProminenceUnder → Diocletian ⓘ

subject surface form: Nicomedia

Diocletianic Persecution → initiatedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Pompey’s Pillar → dedicatedTo → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Diocletian

Rule of Four → introducedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Rule of Four → firstSeniorEmperor → Diocletian ⓘ

Sirmium → associatedWithEmperor → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocletian's price edict → issuedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Diocletian

Maximian → appointedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Maximian → coRuler → Diocletian ⓘ

Maximian → abdicatedAlongside → Diocletian ⓘ

Caesar → formalizedUnder → Diocletian ⓘ

subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)

Galerius → appointedCaesarBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Galerius → fatherInLaw → Diocletian ⓘ

Galerius → coRulerWith → Diocletian ⓘ

Galerius → predecessorAsEasternAugustus → Diocletian ⓘ

Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Dominate → associatedWithRuler → Diocletian ⓘ

Roman army → underwentReformBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Basilica Julia → rebuiltBy → Diocletian ⓘ

Raetia → administrativeReform → Diocletian ⓘ

Spalatum → associatedWith → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Diocletian

Palace of Diocletian → namedAfter → Diocletian ⓘ

Palace of Diocletian → builtFor → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman emperor Diocletian

Diocles → birthNameOf → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocles → alsoKnownAs → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus

Diocles → alsoKnownAs → Diocletian ⓘ

Diocles → originalNameOf → Diocletian ⓘ

Carinus → opponent → Diocletian ⓘ

Carinus → successor → Diocletian ⓘ

Carinus → successorAsWesternEmperor → Diocletian ⓘ

Prisca → spouse → Diocletian ⓘ

Split → foundedBy → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Diocletian

Salona → associatedWithPerson → Diocletian ⓘ

Siscia → mintIssuedCoinsFor → Diocletian ⓘ

Valeria → father → Diocletian ⓘ

Valeria → soughtRefugeWith → Diocletian ⓘ

Thebaid → createdBy → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Diocletian

Saint Vincent of Saragossa → associatedWith → Diocletian ⓘ

Dardania → createdUnder → Diocletian ⓘ

diocese of the Gauls → createdInReignOf → Diocletian ⓘ

subject surface form: Diocese of the Gauls

Amud el-Sawari → dedicatedTo → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Diocletian

Amud el-Sawari → actualHonouree → Diocletian ⓘ

Gallia Belgica → reorganizedUnder → Diocletian ⓘ

Codex Gregorianus → coversReignOf → Diocletian ⓘ

Codex Hermogenianus → compiledUnder → Diocletian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Diocletian