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Diocletian is famous for his superb organizational skills. He divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires, and completely reorganized their governments and armies which made them more efficient to manage. He ruled in the East, and both he and the Western Emperor shared rule with co-emperors. With Roman lands being ruled by four emperors instead of one, the authority was more evenly spread and easily managed. The Roman Legion was abolished and replaced with a smaller unit which gave ambitious generals fewer men to lead a revolt with. Also, Diocletian became the first Roman Emperor to retire and live out his remaining years quietly, instead of being assassinated as was the previous tradition for changing emperors. Instead of ruling with force and showmanship, Diocletian ruled with beauracracy.
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Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain?
At the first invasion of Britain, under Julius Caesar, there was no emperor as Rome was a republic. Almost a hundred years later the emperor Claudius made his so-called invasion of Britain and officially annexed it into the empire.
Was Diocletian a good or bad emperor?
Vespasian was a good emperor. He is sometimes referred to as "the man who saved Rome". The treasury was depleted when he came into power due to Nero's extravagance and the previous civil war. Vespasian, consequently, was forced to tax just about everything--even urine. Fortunately for Rome, Titus was able to conquer Jerusalem and bring back the temple treasure to enrich the Roman state. After this Vespasian was able to embark on his building program of his temple and the Colosseum.
How did diocletian try to reverse the decline of rome?
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.
Who were the parents of diocletian?
His parents were ordinary people so no one knows the name of his parent's because he was born humble.Which means he was born poor like every other roman citizen.Except kings and queens of Rome.
Why was Roman Emperor so significant?
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