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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.