Diocletian
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman emperor (r. 284/285-305 c.e.){$I[g]Roman Empire;Diocletian} Diocletian put an end to the disastrous phase of Roman history known as the Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis and laid the foundation for the later Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire. His reforms ensured the continuity of the Empire in the East for more than a thousand years to follow.
Early Life
Little is known for certain about the early life of Diocletian (di-uh-KLEE-shuhn). He was a native of the Dalmatian coast, was of very humble birth, and...
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