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[[Image:Diocletian.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Diocletian]]

[[Image:Diocletian.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Diocletian]]

'''Diocletian''' (A.D. 244 - A.D. 311) was Emperor of [[Roman Empire|Rome]] from A.D. 284-305. He was emperor [[Carus]]'s commander of cavalry, and defeated the emperor's son [[Carinus]] who had claimed the title, too.  He attempted to destroy the Christian faith by burning the scriptures. He was the last of the [[Barracks Emperor]]s who used the army to seize power.  He also forbade worship and arrested clergy as well as insisting on sacrifices to the cult of the Emperor. He martyred hundreds of Christians from Europe to North Africa.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-05-01&view=View</ref>

'''Diocletian''' (full name: ''Imperator Caesar Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus''<ref>http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/diocletian/i.html</ref>; A.D. 244 - A.D. 311) was Emperor of [[Roman Empire|Rome]] from A.D. 284-305. He was emperor [[Carus]]'s commander of cavalry, and defeated the emperor's son [[Carinus]] who had claimed the title, too.  He attempted to destroy the Christian faith by burning the scriptures. He was the last of the [[Barracks Emperor]]s who used the army to seize power.  He also forbade worship and arrested clergy as well as insisting on sacrifices to the cult of the Emperor. He martyred hundreds of Christians from Europe to North Africa.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-05-01&view=View</ref>

==Attempts at reform==

==Attempts at reform==

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[[Category:Roman Emperors]]

[[Category:Roman Emperors]]