Diocletian: References & Edit History
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Among the general works on the late empire that treat Diocletian extensively are A.H.M. Jones, The Later Roman Empire, 284–602 (1964, reprinted 1986); and Pat Southern, The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine, 2nd ed. (2015). Works that present documentary evidence include Simon Corcoran, The Empire of the Tetrarchs: Imperial Pronouncements and Government, AD 284–324, rev. ed. (2002); and Roger Rees, Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (2004). More specific treatments of Diocletian are Timothy D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (1982); and Stephen Williams, Diocletian and the Roman Recovery (1985, reprinted 1997).
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Article History
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| Invalidated site: UNRV Roman History - Diocletian. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: De Imperatoribus - An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors - Diocletian ( 284-305 A.D.). | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Diocletian. | Feb 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Diocletian. | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Diocletian. | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Diocletian. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Biography of Dioclesian, or Diocletian. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Roman Emperors - Diocletian ( 284-305 A.D.). | May 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNRV Roman History - Diocletian. | Feb 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Diocletian and the Tetrarchy. | Nov 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Emperor Diocletian: The Stabilizer of Rome Had a Green Thumb. | Sep 10, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 21, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Apr 02, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Diocletian. | Aug 17, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised and author signature added. | Apr 28, 2015 | ||
| Cross-references added and other changes made. | Apr 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Biography of Diocletian. | Jan 24, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Diocletian. | Dec 02, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Livius - Diocletian. | Dec 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Biography of Diocletian. | Dec 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Roman Empire - Diocletian. | Dec 01, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 07, 2011 | ||
| Changed the locator of Split from "Yugoslavia" to "Croatia." |
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Nov 18, 2010 | |
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Diocletian. | Nov 13, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Oct 31, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Diocletian. | Feb 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 11, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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