What were two political reforms of diocletian?

Answer 1

One of Diocletian's reforms was the tetrarchy (rule by four). He appointed fellow general Maximian as co-emperor. Maximian took overall control of the western part of the empire, while Diocletian took overall control of the eastern part. Then these two men became senior emperors (Augusti) with the creation of two junior emperors (Caesars) who were subordinates of the Augusti. The empire was subdivided into four praetorian provinces, each headed by one of the tetrarchs.

Another reform was administrative. Diocletian more than doubled the number of provinces by subdividing them in order to curtail the power of the governors (who were potential usurpers) and make tax collection and the enforcement of the law more efficient. He grouped the provinces under twelve dioceses headed by a vicarious (vicars, deputies of the praetorian prefect) which in turn were grouped under four praetorian prefectures. He reduced the main role of the governors to that of presiding over the lower courts. The higher courts were now presided over by the vicars. Their military command was taken away from them. Diocletian separated civilian and military power by creating new military commanders, the duces (dukes) which were separate from the civil service (previously the governors also commanded the troops in the provinces). The duces sometimes headed troops in two or three provinces. Tax collection, previously assigned to the procurators (juniors of the governors) was assigned to the governors and to the vicars.

Diocletian also increased the size of the bureaucracy, probably doubling it from 15,000 to 30,000. This was a disproportionately high number given the population of the empire at the time. Half of this was provincial and diocesan officials. The other held were the staff of the praetorian prefects, the imperial court and grain supply officials and officials from

The imperial court was highly structured. It was organised in different departments headed by magistri (magisters). There were legal advisers and two treasurers, one of the public treasuries and one for the imperial estates.

Answer 2

Social reform: he made it so that the emperors were respected and awed again

Military reforms: He got rid of the field armies

Administrative reforms: he separated the civil leaders from the military leaders

Tax reforms: he created a standardized tax system where taxes were established on the basis of how many workers were in an area and how productive the land was

political reforms: established a tetrarchy because the empire was too big for one person to run

religious reforms: persecuted christians in the Great Persecution

Price reforms: issued a price edict declaring the maximum price that a product could be sold for

Answer 3

Social reform in reestablishing the importance of the imperials, tax reforms in a standardized tax system, military reforms in abolishing the field armies, political reforms in establishing a tetrarchy, administrative reforms in separating the civil leaders from the military leaders

Answer 4

Diocletian split the empire into four rulerships trying to make the governing of the massive empire more manageable. He also tried price controls which did not work.