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Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305 AD. He is known for his administrative reforms, including the division of the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves, each with its own ruler. Diocletian also implemented price controls and persecuted Christians during his reign.
Diocletian was a Roman emperor, best known for his dividing the empire, thinking it would be easier to rule. He is the only Roman emperor to retire and live out his life away from politics, they say growing cabbages.
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Why was the roman emperior Diocletion important to christians?
From a Christian standpoint, Diocletian was important because he instigated the last Great Persecution of the Christians.
Why did the eastern roman empire fall?
The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks who took Constantinople. Prior to this the Eastern Roman Empire had gradually been loosing territory to successive invaders: the Arabs had taken the Middle East south of Turkey and Egypt, the Bulgars, Serbs and Croats had taken the Balkans and the Seljuk Turks had taken a big chunk of Turkey. The Ottoman Turks took over form the Seljuk Turks, completed the conquest of Turkey and dealt the final blow.
Can you consider the beginning of the Byzantine empire to be when diocletion split the empire in half?
yes
How did Saint Grace die?
Martyr by torture for her faith in Christ during the Diocletion era, when Christians were being rampantly persecuted.
Why was the roman emperior Diocletion important to christians?
From a Christian standpoint, Diocletian was important because he instigated the last Great Persecution of the Christians.
What was the influence of Greek culture on the people of Constantinople?
Diocletion was the emperor when he put into effect the reform of dividing Rome into two parts, Eastern and Western. Diocletion kept the power in the West where Rome was still the capital. His co-emperor was CONSTANTINE. Constantine was the emperor for Eastern Rome. He created his capital on the strait that connected the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. This capital is called CONSTANTINOPLE. Constantinople is where what we call "eastern civilizations" can find their roots. All "western civilizations" can find their roots in the original capital, Rome. Also, after Rome "fell" (meaning the western half) the eastern half still thrived for many years.
What are things to see in ancient Rome?
You can visit the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Heruculaneum that have been wonderfully preserved due to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. There are also many ancient buildings and excellent museums in Rome, including the Imperial Forum, the Roman Forum, the Colleseum, the Palatine Hill, the Baths of Diocletion, and the Capitoline Hill.
Is there a Saint Alexandra prayer?
There is no specific prayer dedicated solely to Saint Alexandra, as she is not widely recognized as a saint in the Catholic tradition. However, you can offer prayers to her for intercession in your own words.
What 3 important people would a tourist want to see when visiting ancient rome?
You would not be visiting ancient Rome because that has long gone. You would be visiting modern Rome, which is totally different.If you are referring to a hypothetical visit to ancient Rome, that would depend on the time selected for the visit. The history of ancient Rome lasted 1200 years. There were different important people at different times.The above is certainly with merit. However, taking the view that a tourist would want to see the most outstanding people of ancient Rome, my opinion here is of course subjective. My list however would have to include Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and the Emperor Diocletion who's reforms kept the empire going for many more years than anyone might have expected.Why only emperors? Why not also men of culture, such as Cicero, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Seneca or Tacitus?How much backwards and forwards in time travel would one need to do for this?
Why did the eastern roman empire fall?
The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks who took Constantinople. Prior to this the Eastern Roman Empire had gradually been loosing territory to successive invaders: the Arabs had taken the Middle East south of Turkey and Egypt, the Bulgars, Serbs and Croats had taken the Balkans and the Seljuk Turks had taken a big chunk of Turkey. The Ottoman Turks took over form the Seljuk Turks, completed the conquest of Turkey and dealt the final blow.
What significance contribution did emperor Constantine make to Roman history?
Constantine was one of the most significant of the Roman emperors, for the eventual outcomes of his policies.Constantine's ruthless desire for unfettered rule and for his family to succeed him, reversed the progress that Diocletian might have made away from an autocratic form of government and perhaps ultimately towards democracy. Diocletian had created a formal power sharing arrangement, with two Augusti, or senior emperors, and two Caesars, or minor emperors, with a defined progression from Caesar to Augustus, and election on merit not family lineage. Constantine gradually defeated his main imperial opponents until becoming undisputed ruler of the Roman Empire, and used the style of Diocletion's tetrarchy to ensure that his fmaily members succeeded him. There were to be no more attempts to move the empire towards responsible government.Constantine is most well known for setting in train the process that made Christian domination of the Roman Empire inevitable. While it was beyond the ability of one man in a single lifetime to convert the citizens of the empire from devout faith in the pagan gods to Christianity, the process had become almost inevitable by the time of his death. He achieved this by giving the Christian Church state patronage, publicly repudiating his pagan responsibilities, and eventually by persecuting and plundering the pagan temples. Constantine created a culture that paganism had to be totally destroyed, which subsequent Christian leaders used to justify destroying the intellectual property of the empire, including all books that did not encourage the Christian faith. Without Constantine, Christianity might have remained a minor sect within the Roman Empire. The fact that Europe is seen today in terms of being Christian, is a legacy of Constantine.Taxes had already been high in the time of Diocletian, but Constantine added not only the vast administrative machine, but extravagant building programmes which were needed for the new Christian faith, the construction of Constantinople, as well as his much commented on personal lavishness. In consequence, taxation had to be fixed at an extremely high level. Michael Grant (The Emperor Constantine) says that Constantine's crushing tax system ultimately defeated its own purpose, because it destroyed the very people who had to pay the taxes. His policies contributed largely to the failure of trade and agriculture, and caused widespread hostility to the state, an alienation which in turn played a part in the downfall of the western empire.The pagan historian Zosimus ascribed the subsequent downfall of the westem empire to Constantine's reorganisation of the army, dividing its military strength into two unsatisfactory parts. Constantine appears to have deliberately picked a quarrel with the Persians, resulting in vast expenditure and loss of life under his successors.
What effect did Constantine have on the Roman Empire?
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What significant did emperor Constantine make to Romans history?
Constantine was one of the most significant of the Roman emperors, for the eventual outcomes of his policies.Constantine's ruthless desire for unfettered rule and for his family to succeed him, reversed the progress that Diocletian might have made away from an autocratic form of government and perhaps ultimately towards democracy. Diocletian had created a formal power sharing arrangement, with two Augusti, or senior emperors, and two Caesars, or minor emperors, with a defined progression from Caesar to Augustus, and election on merit not family lineage. Constantine gradually defeated his main imperial opponents until becoming undisputed ruler of the Roman Empire, and used the style of Diocletion's tetrarchy to ensure that his fmaily members succeeded him. There were to be no more attempts to move the empire towards responsible government.Constantine is most well known for setting in train the process that made Christian domination of the Roman Empire inevitable. While it was beyond the ability of one man in a single lifetime to convert the citizens of the empire from devout faith in the pagan gods to Christianity, the process had become almost inevitable by the time of his death. He achieved this by giving the Christian Church state patronage, publicly repudiating his pagan responsibilities, and eventually by persecuting and plundering the pagan temples. Constantine created a culture that paganism had to be totally destroyed, which subsequent Christian leaders used to justify destroying the intellectual property of the empire, including all books that did not encourage the Christian faith. Without Constantine, Christianity might have remained a minor sect within the Roman Empire. The fact that Europe is seen today in terms of being Christian, is a legacy of Constantine.Taxes had already been high in the time of Diocletian, but Constantine added not only the vast administrative machine, but extravagant building programmes which were needed for the new Christian faith, the construction of Constantinople, as well as his much commented on personal lavishness. In consequence, taxation had to be fixed at an extremely high level. Michael Grant (The Emperor Constantine) says that Constantine's crushing tax system ultimately defeated its own purpose, because it destroyed the very people who had to pay the taxes. His policies contributed largely to the failure of trade and agriculture, and caused widespread hostility to the state, an alienation which in turn played a part in the downfall of the western empire.The pagan historian Zosimus ascribed the subsequent downfall of the westem empire to Constantine's reorganisation of the army, dividing its military strength into two unsatisfactory parts. Constantine appears to have deliberately picked a quarrel with the Persians, resulting in vast expenditure and loss of life under his successors.
What were Alexander severus accomplishments?
Severus was able to reverse many of the destabilizing trends that were set in motion by Commodus. He filled the treasury where Commodus had depleted it. Severus also gave Rome stability after a very wild and unstable year of five emperors (193 AD) and gave Rome one of those rare things, a dynasty. Unfortunately that dynasty was largely a bad one. Severus was mostly a victorious general too, adding the last new provinces to the Roman Empire after his expedition into Persia in 197. He also increased the size of the army by three legions and increased the size and quality of the cavalry arm. Furthermore, he gave the army a pay raise for the first time since the reign of Domitian (80-97AD). However this came with a severe price, the enlarged army became a serious drag on the Roman economy, one that only got to be worse as time progressed and Severus put increasing power into the army in order to decrease the power of the senate. Severus also built up the Imperial Palace on the Palatine, including a very "baroque" structuret called the Septimizodium on the southeast side of that hill. He also greatly enhanced his hometown, Lepcis Magnum, formerly a sleepy port town on the Libyan coast and increased the role of Northwest Africa in Roman trade by making Lepcis a major center in exporting African grain to Rome herself. Overall, the accomplishments of Septimius Severus were a mixed bag. He reintroduced stability in the capital, but at the cost of making the Roman Empire a strictly military dictatorship. His dynasty consisted of his sons Caracalla who murdered his own brother so as not to share the vestments of power. Caracalla's nephew Elagabalus succeeded him after an interim and is regarded as the worst, most decadent and least prepared to rule. Elagabalus was succeeded by his able but young cousin Alexander Severus who tried to be a model emperor and got assassinated by the army for his troubles. Severus's larger military saw his enhancement of their power as a sign that the military was to be the arbiter of all future problems and when Alexander Severus was killed it kicked off 50 years of military anarchy. Severus was the last emperor to die peacefully until Diocletion (284-311 AD) For further details, please read Birley's Severus, the African Emperor; Brauer's The Young Emperors, and my upcoming graphic novel: Age of Iron and Rust ~Doug Welch
