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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
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