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'''Diocletian''' (A.D. 244 - A.D. 311) was Emperor of [[Rome]] from A.D. 284-305. 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''' (A.D. 244 - A.D. 311) was Emperor of [[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==