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245
Diocletian's birth
Diocletian was born as Diocles -
284
Diocletian Becomes Emperor
Diocletian is elected by his army as the newest emperor of the Roman Empire -
285
Split of the Empire
Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into 2 separate empires with their own governing bodies and armies. -
293
Tetrarchy
Diocletian introduces Tetrarchy, a system with 2 senior and junior emperors. Upon the death or retirement of the senior emperor, the junior would take over -
301
Edictum de Maximis Pretiis is issued
The Edictum de Maximis Pretiis established wages and maximum prices to prevent inflation, -
305
Diocletian Abdicate's the Throne
Diocletian abdicates the throne, thus becoming the only emperor to ever do so -
311
Diocletian's death
Diocletian dies in the year 311 due to unknown causes