Yes, he was the emperor responsible for the last persecution of the Christians and the man who divided the Roman Empire in order to make it (supposedly) easier to manage.
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Diocletian was the Roman Empire in the late 200's
Diocletian introduced reforms that were not supported by the people.
The tetrarchy system that Diocletian put in place was intended to make the ruling of the empire easier by dividing the territory into four administrative centers with a supreme ruler for each center. The four rulers had equal powers.
In A.D. 284, Diocletian became emperor. He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler to handle. In the most significant reform, he divided the empire into 2 halfs. One was named Greek-speaking east and the other Latin-speaking west. He took the eastern half for himself and appointed a co-ruler named General Maximian for the western half.
He split it into four, each with its own ruler to overcome the problems of distance in a pre-mechanical transport and electronic communications age.
Diocletian was emperor from 284-305
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Yes he did. He created the tetrarcy (rule by four) whose purpose was to improve the deference of the vast frontiers of the Roman Empire, which were under constant attack. He appointed Maximian as his co-emperor. Maximian was in charge of the western part of the empire and Diocletian took charge of the eastern part. These two men were senior emperors (Augusti). The junior emperors (Caesars) subordinate to the Augusti were appointed. They were responsible for the most troubled frontier areas, the river Rhine in the west and the river Danube in the east.
Diocletian was born on December 22, 244.
Diocletian abdicated in 305 CE.
Diocletian was a Roman emperor who persecuted Christians and not a saint.