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.
Ancient Source: Aurelius Victor's Life of Diocletian
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