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'''Diocletian''' (Latin: ''Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus''; c. | |native = | ||
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|birth = c. 22 December 244<br>{{Wiki|Salona}}, {{Wiki|Dalmatia (Roman province)|Dalmatia}}, [[Roman Empire]] | |||
|death = 3 December 311 {{c|aged 66}}<br>Aspalathos, Roman Empire | |||
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|species = [[Human]] | |||
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'''Diocletian''' (Latin: ''Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus''; c. 244 – 311), born '''Diocles''', was [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] from 284 to 305. | |||
By 293, Diocletian believed the Roman Empire had grown too large and complex to be governed by one emperor, and had it divided into the rule of four emperors. This system became known as the {{Wiki|tetrachy}}, or "Rule of the Four", but would not last long. Three decades later, [[Constantine I]] had defeated his three fellow emperors and named himself the sole emperor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ==Biography== | ||
By 293, Diocletian believed the Roman Empire had grown too large and complex to be governed by one emperor, and had it divided into the rule of four emperors. This system became known as the {{Wiki|tetrachy}}, or "Rule of the Four", but would not last long. Three decades later, [[Constantine I]] had defeated his three fellow emperors and named himself the sole emperor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Byzantines]]</ref> | |||
In 295, Diocletian attacked the city [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]], which fell after eight months of relentless assault.<ref name=" | In 295, Diocletian attacked the city of [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]], which fell after eight months of relentless assault.<ref name="Impregnable Defense">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Alexandria: Planning of the City|Alexandria: Planning of the City: "Impregnable Defense"]]</ref> | ||
Diocletian also built his own [[Baths of Diocletian|baths]], which proved the most lavish of the imperial baths,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and oversaw the {{Wiki|Diocletianic Persecution}} of Christians, during which {{Wiki|Saint Chrysogonus}} was supposedly beheaded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | Diocletian also built his own [[Baths of Diocletian|baths]], which proved the most lavish of the imperial baths,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Terme di Diocleziano]]</ref> and oversaw the {{Wiki|Diocletianic Persecution}} of Christians, during which {{Wiki|Saint Chrysogonus}} was supposedly beheaded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 26 April 2023
Diocletian (Latin: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus; c. 244 – 311), born Diocles, was Roman Emperor from 284 to 305.
Biography[edit | edit source]
By 293, Diocletian believed the Roman Empire had grown too large and complex to be governed by one emperor, and had it divided into the rule of four emperors. This system became known as the tetrachy, or "Rule of the Four", but would not last long. Three decades later, Constantine I had defeated his three fellow emperors and named himself the sole emperor.[1]
In 295, Diocletian attacked the city of Alexandria in Egypt, which fell after eight months of relentless assault.[2]
Diocletian also built his own baths, which proved the most lavish of the imperial baths,[3] and oversaw the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians, during which Saint Chrysogonus was supposedly beheaded.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt (mentioned only)