Chapter X. Diocletian

  1. Anthony A. Barrett Emeritus Professor Distinguished University Professor Fellow
  1. Simon Corcoran Senior Research Fellow

Published Online: 23 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444302950.ch10

Book Title

Lives of the Caesars

Lives of the Caesars

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How to Cite

Corcoran, S. (2009) Diocletian, in Lives of the Caesars (ed A. A. Barrett), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444302950.ch10

Editor Information

  1. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Author Information

  1. Department of History, University College London, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 16 MAY 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405127547

Online ISBN: 9781444302950

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Keywords:

  • Diocletian - early life;
  • Diocletian's accession - innovative political experiments, the abdication;
  • Maximian and Dyarchy;
  • the first tetrarchy;
  • campaigns of tetrarchs;
  • administration and reform - Diocletian's government of empire and reforms he carried out;
  • key feature of third-century crisis and insecurity of emperor;
  • Rome retaining primacy of honor and lavish privileges of formal capital;
  • tetrarchic capitals;
  • Diocletian - conservative and seeking security in traditional

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Early Life

  • Diocletian's Accession

  • Maximian and the Dyarchy

  • The First Tetrarchy

  • The Campaigns of the Tetrarchs

  • Administration and Reform

  • The Imperial Office

  • Rome

  • The Tetrarchic Capitals

  • The Central Administration and the Provinces

  • The Army

  • Senators

  • The Cities

  • Finance and the Economy

  • Legal Policy

  • Religious Policy

  • The Abdication

  • Retirement and Death

  • Assessment

  • Further Reading

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