Diocletian

Byzantine was an empire lost to the void of time, its memory wiped from minds of all. Lars Brownworth, an established author, tried to do justice to the book and offer a voice to the ones drowned out by the pages of history. He told the stories of a great empire that served as a ground of rebirth for a crumbling Rome, rescuing it from a certain doom, in an attempt to expose one to the history of Byzantine vast enough to rival the lands of the empire during the reign of Justinian. The author…

some of Rome and it began to ruin the whole empire. After Aurelius ruled his son Commodus took over, Rome's government was controlled by the military for a while. Rome's government changed for the worst during the rulership of Barracks Emperors. Diocletian, the last of the Barracks Emperors, was the first ruler, who attempted to restore the economy and make it more governable. But ruler Constantine continued Diocletian's policies and expanded to the east; the city of Byzantium. Next, during…

the Roman Empire What led to the division of the Roman Empire? The Roman Empire had grown exceptionally through the years, this growth was so prominent that it was no longer accessible to govern all of it from the primary seat of Rome. Emperor Diocletian decided to divide the empire into halves. One half being Eastern Empire given to Byzantium and the other half being Western Empire governed from Rome. More factors that contributed to the fall of Rome decrease in agricultural production led to…

and at the moment his character was baptized, Saint Genesius saw a vision of angels coming down upon him with a large book filled with all of his sins. When the fake baptism was over, Saint Genesius asked to be baptized for real while on stage. Diocletian became outraged because of this, and ordered Saint Genesius to be beheaded. Genesius is considered teh patron saint of actors, lwayers, comedians, dancers, and musicians. His feast day is August twenty-fifth.…

Construction Background/ Introduction Bathing acted as a major role in ancient Roman culture. Many cultures considered bathing as a private activity but the Romans considered it a communal activity. Not only was it considered a place to cleanse the body, but also a place a place to socialize and interact with each other. The Greeks initiated bathing practices in the form of foot baths, bath tubs and wash basins. Although the Roman baths were greatly inspired by the Greek bathing practices,…

the daughter of Pluto, takes Hestia, the goddess of magic, as her patron goddess and has to select a fate for the Seven. After selecting to go north, the crew goes to Venice and from there to Diocletian’s palace, the palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian, to find Diocletian's scepter. Once they had Diocletian’s scepter the ship was attacked by Khione, the goddess of snow and…

So there can be many reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. But I think the most logical one is the rise of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the the Eastern Roman Empire. There is other logical reasons like the economy crashing, corruption, and continuous attacks that led people to flee. Then, If you think about it the economy crashes other places too, For example the United States of America has had six major crashes in the last century, One even lasted 10 years, that’s a whole decade, So…

The Bible is the holy book about who we live for and what we live for. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters (New International Version, Gen.1:1-2). Christianity is a monotheistic religion focused on one god. Practices involved living a sinless life and becoming like Christ. Paganism is a polytheistic religion originating and occupying most of…

empire. The crisis was social unrest, economic instability, and the dissolution of the empire which broke up into three different religions. The empire was reunited by Diocletian who broke into it to half in 285 CE, creating The Eastern Empire and The Western Empire. Since the cause of the crisis was lack of clarity in succussion, Diocletian said that successors must be chosen by individuals rule. Two of the successors were Maxentius and Constantine. After Diocletian's death Maxentius and…

Pliny the Younger who, like his uncle Pliny the Elder was a writer, served as the governor of the Roman province Bithynia in modern day Turkey in the 2nd century during the reign of Emperor Trajan. In his letter to the Emperor, Pliny asks for advice on how to deal with the increasing number of Christians being brought to him on basis of anonymous accusations by citizens. At this time Rome happened to be enjoying a period of peace and prosperity when the Empire entered Pax Romana which lasted for…