The Life and Times of the Roman Emperor Diocletian

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Join Nicole as she discusses Diocletian’s rise from obscure beginnings and low social standing to emperor, his reign, and his decision to retire, something that no Roman emperor had done before.

Podcaster: Nicole 

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Further Reading
Jill Harries. Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363: The New Empire. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Peter Brown. The World of Late Antiquity 150-750. W.W. Norton,1989 [Orig. 1971].

Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)