Diocletian

their faith; however, Sebastian convinced both parents to convert to Christianity. St. Sebastian also converted several other prominent individuals, including the local prefect. This led to his discovery and he was reported as a Christian to Emperor Diocletian in 286. The Emperor, who was already infamous for ordering the deaths of hundreds of Christians, scolded Sebastian and ordered him to be killed by having him tied to a stake on a training field and used…

played key roles in determining who ascended to power and this can be seen in the conflict between Philip and Decius, Carinus and Diocletian, as well as emperors such as Tacitus, Florian and Probus. These emperors rise to power through the backing and strength of an army throughout the third-century. The two pairs Philip the Arab and Decius, and Carinus and Diocletian were the two best examples of how an army was used to gain power. Philip was a praetorian prefect that became emperor in 244…

Religion is a set of beliefs held by a group of people that help a person develop a strong moral character in order to do good deeds. It was an important factor that played a major role in the Roman Empire. While Diocletian eliminated all Christians due to their religious differences, Galerius and Constantine issued the Edict of Tolerations to protect them. Even though the Romans believed the rise of Christianity posed a threat to society, people started to change their beliefs when they gain…

uncertainty which might have led to civil war” so Diocletian declared that each emperor would have to choose a man to be his Caesar or heir. These Caesars would take over for an emperor when they died and had authority in the empire as well. In the west the Augustus was Maximian and Diocletian in the east. Maximian chose Constantius as his Caesar and Diocletian chose Galerius as his. This system worked for some time until Maximian and Diocletian both abdicated in 305 C.E.. Now Constantanius…

Diocletian decided that it was best to divide the Roman Empire into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. Diocletian ruled the eastern half, which consisted of Greece, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt while speaking Greek, and he elected a co-ruler to rule the western half, which consisted of Italy, Gaul, Britain, and Spain while speaking Latin. Diocletian was a strong-willed army leader that was able to restore order…

took place from the Punic Wars through the reign of Constantine. Three of the most significant political events in Rome during this time period consist of the Battle of Actium, the assassination of Caesar, and a reform, which was delegated during Diocletian reign. First, there is the assassination of Caesar, which took place in 44 BC within the city of Rome. The events leading up to his assassination started when Pompey tried to consolidate Rome’s power while Caesar was away fighting in Gaul.…

Then final large persecution of Christians began under the rule of Diocletian. This became known as the ‘Great’ Persecution and it took place between the years 303 and 313. Although this was the last of the persecutions the Christians in the Roman Empire, it is also considered to be the most severe. It started with the issuance of the First Edict in early 303. The biggest effect of this edict was that all Christian churches were to be destroyed, as well as all copies of scriptures and liturgical…

was quite a mixture of those we have references of. Maximus is strongly similar to Emperor Diocletian (in latin: Gaius Aurelius ValeriusDiocletianus), who ruled from 284 – 305 CE. Diocletian was a man of the lower class, so presumably a farmer, the Emperor at the time favored him and trusted him enough to become the General. Once the Emperor knew it was his time to pass down the emperor roles, he had Diocletian…

amongst the people of the Roman Empire as the result of the rise of the Christian religion which caused the eventual split of Rome . During 285 AD a Roman Emperor name Diocletian realized that the empire had grown to large to control from one capital; this had then initiated the split of the Roman empire, the east which Diocletian had kept for himself and the west whom he trusted to a military officer named Maximian. The split between the empire was thought to be used to improve communication…

Rome collapsed as the result of political issues, military issues, economic issues, social issues etc. A major reason the Roman Empire collapsed was because of political turmoil. Diocletian realized that the empire was too large for one person to control so he appointed a co-emperor and two assistants, or Caesars. Diocletian ruled in the East and Diocletian’s co-emperor ruled in the West. This new system was called the territory the tetrarchy, which means the “the rule of four”. The power was…