ROMAN.Diocletian AD 284-305 AE Post-Ref. Radiate Rev.Victory on Globe NGC (124)

ROMAN EMPIRE

ROMAN AGE OF CHAOS 

CERTIFIED BY NGC

Obverse: radiate bust R, IMP C C VAL
DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG,

Reverse: Diocletian standing R receiving
Victory on globe from Jove, CONCORDIA MILITVM, H B,

Diocletian  Latin: Gaius Aurelius
Valerius Diocletianus; born Diocles; 22 December c. 244 – 3 December 311) was
Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in Dalmatia,
Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become a cavalry commander
of the Emperor Carus's army. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on
campaign in Persia, Diocletian was proclaimed emperor. The title was also
claimed by Carus's surviving son, Carinus, but Diocletian defeated him in the
Battle of the Margus.



Diocletian's reign stabilized the empire and ended the Crisis of the Third
Century. He appointed fellow officer Maximian as Augustus, co-emperor, in 286.
Diocletian reigned in the Eastern Empire, and Maximian reigned in the Western
Empire. Diocletian delegated further on 1 March 293, appointing Galerius and
Constantius as junior co-emperors (each with the title Caesar), under himself
and Maximian respectively. Under the Tetrarchy, or "rule of four", each emperor
would rule over a quarter-division of the empire. Diocletian secured the
empire's borders and purged it of all threats to his power. He defeated the
Sarmatians and Carpi during several campaigns between 285 and 299, the Alamanni
in 288, and usurpers in Egypt between 297 and 298. Galerius, aided by
Diocletian, campaigned successfully against Sassanid Persia, the empire's
traditional enemy. In 299 he sacked their capital, Ctesiphon. Diocletian led the
subsequent negotiations and achieved a lasting and favourable peace.

Diocletian was one of the major figures of
Roman history. After defeating Carinus he proceeded to change the administrative
structure of the Empire, setting up a system of divided regional commanders that
set the stage for the subsequent division into eastern and western parts. He
also transformed the coinage in several ways, including a range of billon
denominations. Also a notable persecutor of Christians.

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