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The Emperor Theodosius I at his death in 395. There had been earlier periods of partition, but henceforth there would be two Empires until the end of the Western Empire in 476. The Eastern Empire survived (as what we generally call the Byzantine Empire) until 1453.
Diocletian first pushed back the Sassanids and the Germans. Then he ended the revolts. Then he tried to solve the problem of the civil wars between the two halves of the army. Diocletian worked out a system where there would always be two Emperors, and each of these Emperors would have two assistants. This system is called the Tetrarchy (rule of four). When one of the Emperors died, his assistant would move up to being Emperor, and choose a new assistant.
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.
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.
Diocletian thought Rome was to big for one man to rule. His solution was to split the city into an eastern half and a western half, with each side having its own ruler. Rome kept on being attacked by Germanic invaders. They were losing money so Diocletian decided to split it so the Eastern half of Rome could thrive while the Western fell to the invaders. In the end it worked really well. The Byzantium (East Rome) lasted 1000 years longer than the Western Rome.
Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.Diocletian split or divided the empire in order to make it easier to govern, or so he thought.
Emperor Diocletian, who created a tetrarchy to more effectively govern the Roman world. It consisted of two senior emperors (augustii) and two junior emperors (caesars), with the western capital based in Rome and the eastern capital in what would be Constantinople.
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.
The Empire had become too large to control in a pre-mechanical transport and pre-electronic communications age. He split it into four parts, the two larger - east and west - ruled by their own emperor, the two lesser ones by a caesar. This gave each ruler a manageable area to control.
The Empire had become too large to control in a pre-mechanical transport and pre-electronic communications age. He split it into four parts, the two larger - east and west - ruled by their own emperor, the two lesser ones by a caesar. This gave each ruler a manageable area to control.
The type of government was the tetrarchy (rule by four). Each of the four parts of the empire was headed by one of four co-emperors, two senior ones (Augusti) and to junior ones (Caesars). The system was the opposite of that of the US, where the states have a large degree of autonomy from the central government. One of the purposes of Diocletian's system was to increase the control of the central government over the governors of the provinces of the Roman Empire.
The Emperor Theodosius I at his death in 395. There had been earlier periods of partition, but henceforth there would be two Empires until the end of the Western Empire in 476. The Eastern Empire survived (as what we generally call the Byzantine Empire) until 1453.
The only "whos" who originated with the emperor Diocletian would be his children. However if you mean "what" originated with Diocletian, it would be the tetrarchy form of government. This is the division of the empire into four parts, with two Augustii and two Caesares. Each man had his own section of the empire as his responsibility. The Augustii were senior emperors, there was one in the east and one in the west, and the Caesares were junior emperors, one for each senior emperor, who took charge of troubled frontier areas in east and the west respectively.
Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).Diocletian tried to make the vast empire easier to govern by dividing it into four. Under diocletian there were two Caesars and two Augustii, with each being responsible for his own territory. Unfortunately, it was only good on paper, as when Diocletian retired, petty jealousies and rivalries loomed, causing power grabs (again).
Diocletian first pushed back the Sassanids and the Germans. Then he ended the revolts. Then he tried to solve the problem of the civil wars between the two halves of the army. Diocletian worked out a system where there would always be two Emperors, and each of these Emperors would have two assistants. This system is called the Tetrarchy (rule of four). When one of the Emperors died, his assistant would move up to being Emperor, and choose a new assistant.
As the Empire in a pre-mechanical transport and pre-telecommunications age too vast to be controlled from one point he divided it into four run by two emperors and two caesars each with their own territory.
He divided the Empire into 20 provinces, each with a Persian governor who was responsible to him for internal and external security, tax collection and advancing prosperity.