Diocles

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Diocles is the original name of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who ruled from 284 to 305 CE and initiated major administrative and military reforms of the empire.

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Diocles canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Diocletian ⓘ
Diocletian ⓘ
surface form: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
associatedWith Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ
surface form: Tetrarchy

imperial reforms ⓘ
birthNameOf Diocletian ⓘ
birthPlace Dalmatia ⓘ
built Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
surface form: Diocletian's Palace at Split
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
contributedTo Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ
surface form: end of the Crisis of the Third Century
countryRuled Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace near Salona in Dalmatia ⓘ
dynasty Tetrarchic period ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
governedRegion entire Roman Empire ⓘ
heldRank Roman military officer before becoming emperor ⓘ
implemented Tetrarchic system of rule by four emperors ⓘ
division of the empire into dioceses ⓘ
military restructuring of the Roman army ⓘ
reform of provincial boundaries ⓘ
reorganization of imperial administration ⓘ
separation of military and civil commands ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
legalReform Diocletian's price edict ⓘ
surface form: Edict on Maximum Prices
notableEvent Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ
surface form: Great Persecution of Christians
notableFor establishing the Tetrarchy ⓘ
fiscal reforms of the Roman Empire ⓘ
major administrative reforms of the Roman Empire ⓘ
military reforms of the Roman Empire ⓘ
reforming the imperial bureaucracy ⓘ
reorganizing provincial administration ⓘ
separating civil and military authority ⓘ
stabilizing the imperial frontiers ⓘ
originalNameOf Diocletian ⓘ
persecuted Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor Carinus ⓘ
reignEnd 305 ⓘ
reignStart 284 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
resigned 305 ⓘ
retiredTo Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
surface form: Palace at Split
styleOfRule autocratic imperial rule ⓘ
successor Constantius Chlorus ⓘ
Galerius ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century ⓘ
4th century ⓘ

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Diocletian → alternativeName → Diocles ⓘ