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  Born Dalmatia on December 22, 244.  Died December 3, 311  Reign= April 1, 284- May 1, 305  Father was poor, so Diocletian had to gain power through moving up in military ranks.  Married to Prisca. Diocletian

  After Carus died, Numerian was supposed to take control of the empire until his suspicious death, soldiers turned to Diocletian.  Prefect of the Guard, Arrius Aper killed Numerian.  Once Aper was pronounced guilty and killed, Diocletian was named emperor. How he came to power

  Christianity appealed to the poor and rich societies.  Diocletian banned Christianity.  Severely persecuted Christians: -churches destroyed -scriptures/books burned -priests sent to prison. Officially ended with the Edicts of Milan. The Great Persecution

  Bathing was a major part of Roman society and culture. Many loved to enjoy a long bath after a hard day of work.  Many honored Roman Gods: Believed that they could make life better.  Diocletian gave himself divine status and so attacking his was deemed sacrilege, and security became looser.  Diocletian split empire between Latin speaking west and Greek speaking east. Cultural/social

  Diocletian saved Rome from the 3 rd century Crisis.  Diocletian exerted pressure to worship himself as a God.  Tetrarchy, separation into rule of four, led to the division of Rome 100 years after Diocletian retired.  Diocletian governed the east, Maximian ruled west, Constantius and Galerius elevated to rank of Augusti.  Diocletian reformed the imperial government and military and replaced old administrative system.  He increased the amount of officials and each province had a governor.  Provinces among 12 ‘dioceses’ each ‘diocese’ under ‘vicar’ then under 4 praetorian prefects.  Diocletian sought to solve defense, government, and protection against assassination issues. Political

  Civil wars during the 3 rd century end with these effects: -Silver value decreasing dramatically -The economy collapse such resulted in: - Restored value of currency with the Edicts on prices.  At first hard to trade money because people had different coins.  With all the taxes Diocletian placed the economy went down again.  silver coinage was reduced dramatically in size, weight, and silver content. Economic

 Change in currency, decrease and fall of silver value

  the nation's resources reviewed periodically  after determining the national budget each year, the emperor and advisers set the tax rate  a uniform currency for the whole empire  Such reforms sent prices skyrocketing because much of the old coinage was still in circulation Finance reforms

  Diocletian was the first attempt by a government to impose wage and price controls -The attempt to drive goods off the market made an even larger black market -Such attempts failed at lowering the goods prices -Resulted in as much as a 7300% increase in the price of wheat from the previous century  Next, Diocletian attempted to reestablish the base unit of the monetary system: creating a bronze token coinage similar to today’s penny. (not much value) Monetary system

  Lead to the Fall of Rome.  Territory so large that the government couldn’t control it.  When Constantine became Emperor( ad) he became first Christian ruler and was a strong ruler. When he moved the capital to Constinople, an eastern city, it left northern Rome more vulnerable and susceptible to attack.  Taxes increased which lead to unpopularity of government.  Rome fell 476 ce under the ruling of Romulus.  East turns into Byzantine. Impact of Dividing Empire

  Diocletian created Tetrarchy- a rule of 4.  Edict on Prices restored value of currency.  Diocletian severely persecuted Christians, called the Great persecution.  Tax varied every year  New currency stablished Key Points