The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine Timothy D. Barnes
Publisher: Harvard University Press

Feb 14, 2014 - Only 20 years prior to this incident, Emperor Diocletian ordered an empire-wide assault on Christianity. Despite the images people like to paint of Roman hegemony after the 200s, the recovery of Diocletian and Constantine meant that Rome maintained and stabilised her territorial possessions. There were Black Sea provinces. Feb 24, 2014 - Let us remember that the whole Roman world, the empire, at this time stretched from Britain to Spain and North Africa, across to Mesopotamia and down the Nile. The Emperor Constantine came into power in the western half in 312 AD and would soon reunite the empire when he defeated Licinius at the Battle of Chrysopolis in 324 AD. For most of its history the Roman Empire did not have 'max crown authority' - in the third century, it had the equivalent of 'autonomous vassals'. Notify me of new posts by email. He would build his new capital on the site of ancient Byzantium, New Rome; it would become the cultural and economic center of the east. Feb 21, 2013 - When Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into his tetrachy (rule by four), Byzantium fell into the eastern half, ruled by Diocletian. What followed was a gory persecution that continued after Diocletian retired. There was influence in Armenia. Feb 10, 2013 - Constantine also moved his capitol to a new city he founded in the East, named Constantinople, opening the possibility of a Roman Empire without Rome. He wanted Christians exterminated.