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- - May 305, the first, the two Augusts meet their troops and advertise their abdication, transferring powers to the Caesar and become Augusti and they will have to choose their towers two Caesars. This is the time for a historical fact as abdicating, Diocletian becomes a man of the people, while keeping the status of Augustus and benefits. This is a man of the people he earns his Palace of Spalato. But it's mostly man tired and worn by the conquests, wars and old age he retires. Since this abdication, it will come very rarely retirement. It will, however, routinely consulted on matters relating to the Empire, but never take decisions on behalf of the Empire. He did not even let anybody enter his apartment. And will address the inhabitants of the Palace only a few times. During his retirement, he saw collapse all he had established during his reign, the tetrarchy did not resist, and collapsed soon after the abdication of Diocletian as the new Augustus found no ground to agreement, each wanting to take power. He will separate and expand the powers of the civil and military services; Commit tax reforms to get new taxes, and more taxes; To block inflation, it will cancel the price increase and will make a new currency (with his effigy); From a military point of view, it will set a 20-year term limit's reign as Emperor. All these reforms will allow Rome to regain its greatness However, these reforms were marred by significant and tragic of the Christian story is, when Diocletian commit repression and persecution unparalleled against Christianity, killing hundreds or thousands of Christians as the only principle "one empire, one god "(this information is the most commonly used). Diocletian’s therms in Rome Great man of power, Diocletian was also a great builder, and left her last beauty of architecture. He built in Rome, the Diocletian Baths, which will be the largest Roman baths ever built in the world; and especially the Diocletian Palace in Spalato (today Split) for his retirement. To 313, Diocletian joined her protective father Jupiter, leaving behind indelible marks of its passage, of its existence. Note that the Emperor Diocletian is the only Roman Emperor to die of old age. Years pass and the system tetrarchy proven and reached its peak. Diocletian decided to Maximilian to abdicate voluntarily, and so left their seats to their respective Caesar, Galerius and Constantius 1 Chlorine. The correct dates and some events cannot be verified because too few documents from this period remain 10 0