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.
In an era of slow communications and slow transport, the Empire was too spread out for government as one entity.
Because it was too large to be ruled in full
The Emperor Diocletian was the one who created the Tetrarchy. The Tetrarchy was the division of the Roman Empire into four parts, with a co-emperors ruling over each quarter. Diocletian also oversaw the last period of persecution against Christians in the Roman Empire.
Diocletian realized the Roman Empire was too large for one person to govern.
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He divided it into four parts to facilitate control of such a vast area.
Diocletian divided the empire
diocletian divided the empire into the eastern and western empire
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Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman empire into a tetrarchy in A.D. 293.
Because it was too large to be ruled in full
Diocletian did not divide the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.Diocletian did not divide the Roman empire into eastern and western halves. The division called "east" and "west" was an artificial division concocted by historians in order to clarify their writings. In fact, Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, not two.
He divide the empire into two halves and shared his power with a co-emperor.
Diocletian divided the empire
Diocletian.
He divide the empire into two halves and shared his power with a co-emperor.
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