Diocletian was proclaimed emperor in 284 and abdicated in 305. Therefore, his reign lasted 21 years.
The tetrarchy that Diocletian established was functional only for a short time after he abdicated, after him Christian emperors ruled.
Diocletian was proclaimed emperor in 284 and abdicated in 305. Therefore, his reign lasted 21 years.
He split it into four to decentralise its governance.
At first he was appointed Caesar by Diocletian to help him rule the empire but was later promoted to full Augustus and given rule of the West
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Constantine defeated Emperors Maxentius and Licinius and reunited the Empire under his sole rule reversing Diocletian's splitting it into four.
Diocletian ruled from 20 November 284 to 1 May 305
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Diocletian was proclaimed emperor in 284 and abdicated in 305. Therefore, his reign lasted 21 years.
Diocletian was the last Roman emperor to rule the entire empire. He ordered the shared rulership upon his retirement.
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He split it into four to decentralise its governance.
Diocletian realized the Roman Empire was too large for one man to rule well.
The Roman empire became a tetrachy after Diocletian made the split. Tetrachy means the rule by four. After Diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustuses.
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During the rule of Diocletian, the term "vocation" referred to a person's occupation or role in society. In this context, hereditary vocation meant that a person's occupation or role was passed down from generation to generation within their family. This system helped maintain social order and stability in Roman society during Diocletian's reign.
At first he was appointed Caesar by Diocletian to help him rule the empire but was later promoted to full Augustus and given rule of the West
Rome It's Roman not Rome!