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Name Date Class Biography The Fall of Rome Oioclstiae c.245-316 WHY FIE MADE FIISTORY Diocletian was the Roman emperor who, after a period of chaos in the Roman Empire, reorganized the empire and restored efficiency to the government. yoa read thebiograplry below, think about h ow D i o cl eti an's a dmin i st r at iv e ab ility h elp d him reorganize the empire. As e O Benmann/CORBIS It{o, much is known about Diocletians early 1ife. He probably served in military camps or was part of the Roman emperor's bodyguard. Diocletian became a military commander in the campaign against the Persians. During this campaign, both the emperor and the emperor's brother, who ruled the Empire together, were kilied. Diocletian's troops then named Diocletian emperor tn2B4. Soon afler becoming emperor, Diocletian reaiized that the defending and administering the empire was too iarge a job for one man. Diocletian appointed his trusted friend, Maximian, to share power with him. Diocletian divided his power into east and west sectors. Diocletian kept control of the east and Maximian controlled the west. Eight years later, Diocletian realized that more focus was needed on both civic and military problems. He further divided power by naming two "Junior Emperors l' or Caesari under each "Senior Emperor," or Augustu.s. He chose two more companions, Galerius and Constantius I, as the junior emperors. Diocletian had created a four-man rule, called the Tetrarchy.Diocletian also broke administrative work into specializations. Copyright @ ,!',' VOCABULARY 't;, , bureaucracy government +, divided into groups of l: iio officials each with its : own chief ,,, .'* ' technocracy management of government by technical experts rnint place where are made coins ::fff.f;wrewryj' by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. A1l rights reserved. The Fall of Rome f;'.. f ,: ri i! i;