I, Caesar by Lee Burnett, Germantown Academy, PA Diocletian 245-313 A.D. Diocletian assumed power in 284 A.D. An astute administrator, he soon decided that the key to governing the vast empire was to divide it. He ruled with Maximian in 285, and then added two more "junior emperors" in 293, one of whom was Constantius, the father of Constantine. In 305 he abdicated and retired. Diocletian is probably best known otherwise for his ten-year persecution of the Christians, which made him the frequent villain of Christian literature in the Middle Ages. Student Work: Brian Ancient Source: Aurelius Victor's Life of Diocletian Table of Contents >> Constantine

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