Sp checking: Diocletian
February 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Sp checking: Diocletian
Although I’m still digging the name of Diocletian.
Like if I ever do another rebrand it’ll be that one no doubt
Like if I ever do another rebrand it’ll be that one no doubt
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Although I’m still digging the name of Diocletian.
Like if I ever do another rebrand it’ll be that one no doubt
Like if I ever do another rebrand it’ll be that one no doubt
What part! Was in Split a year and a half ago! Still thinking about Diocletian
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
What part! Was in Split a year and a half ago! Still thinking about Diocletian
Round the corner from Longton Station, Staffordshire is Grade II listed Boundary Pottery Works with a super weighbridge surviving under the arch. The milepost is also listed separately. Window at top is a Diocletian Window and the one in the middle is a Palladian window.
February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Round the corner from Longton Station, Staffordshire is Grade II listed Boundary Pottery Works with a super weighbridge surviving under the arch. The milepost is also listed separately. Window at top is a Diocletian Window and the one in the middle is a Palladian window.
Smash the patriarchy and bring back the tetrarchy! Diocletian-Constantius 2028!
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Smash the patriarchy and bring back the tetrarchy! Diocletian-Constantius 2028!
Honestly. Diocletian has his faults and he made some serious mistakes.
But I kinda do appreciate his logic.
At least in some ways.
Like. The idea of dealing with an oversized empire by having junior Emperors localised in different regions to speed up orders and reaction times from the -
But I kinda do appreciate his logic.
At least in some ways.
Like. The idea of dealing with an oversized empire by having junior Emperors localised in different regions to speed up orders and reaction times from the -
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Honestly. Diocletian has his faults and he made some serious mistakes.
But I kinda do appreciate his logic.
At least in some ways.
Like. The idea of dealing with an oversized empire by having junior Emperors localised in different regions to speed up orders and reaction times from the -
But I kinda do appreciate his logic.
At least in some ways.
Like. The idea of dealing with an oversized empire by having junior Emperors localised in different regions to speed up orders and reaction times from the -
I’m pretty sure he lived to see the system fail but I can’t recall off the top of my head if Diocletian was still around when Constantine truly ended it.
I would say probably not…?
Almost definitely not…?
But he was definitely still alive to see its initial collapsing state anyway.
I would say probably not…?
Almost definitely not…?
But he was definitely still alive to see its initial collapsing state anyway.
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I’m pretty sure he lived to see the system fail but I can’t recall off the top of my head if Diocletian was still around when Constantine truly ended it.
I would say probably not…?
Almost definitely not…?
But he was definitely still alive to see its initial collapsing state anyway.
I would say probably not…?
Almost definitely not…?
But he was definitely still alive to see its initial collapsing state anyway.
5 — It was also Diocletian who introduced the idea of the Tetrarchy.
Basically: Big Empire is too slow. So, let’s have 4 Emperors = quick orders, regional oversight, less spread out.
It worked while Diocletian was around. But he retired and it died. 90% sure he even lived to see it happen too.
Basically: Big Empire is too slow. So, let’s have 4 Emperors = quick orders, regional oversight, less spread out.
It worked while Diocletian was around. But he retired and it died. 90% sure he even lived to see it happen too.
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
5 — It was also Diocletian who introduced the idea of the Tetrarchy.
Basically: Big Empire is too slow. So, let’s have 4 Emperors = quick orders, regional oversight, less spread out.
It worked while Diocletian was around. But he retired and it died. 90% sure he even lived to see it happen too.
Basically: Big Empire is too slow. So, let’s have 4 Emperors = quick orders, regional oversight, less spread out.
It worked while Diocletian was around. But he retired and it died. 90% sure he even lived to see it happen too.
4 — Then you get Diocletian.
By his time Rome was a mess and it didn’t have the time to maintain the Republican facade anymore. So, he really formalised and entrenched the autocratic regime Rome had become.
It was.
The Emperor. Guider of the state.
It became.
The Emperor. Your Lord and Master.
By his time Rome was a mess and it didn’t have the time to maintain the Republican facade anymore. So, he really formalised and entrenched the autocratic regime Rome had become.
It was.
The Emperor. Guider of the state.
It became.
The Emperor. Your Lord and Master.
February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
4 — Then you get Diocletian.
By his time Rome was a mess and it didn’t have the time to maintain the Republican facade anymore. So, he really formalised and entrenched the autocratic regime Rome had become.
It was.
The Emperor. Guider of the state.
It became.
The Emperor. Your Lord and Master.
By his time Rome was a mess and it didn’t have the time to maintain the Republican facade anymore. So, he really formalised and entrenched the autocratic regime Rome had become.
It was.
The Emperor. Guider of the state.
It became.
The Emperor. Your Lord and Master.
Never knew about Diocletian! Ty! He's the first Roman emperor to ever abdicate his throne voluntarily! Total gigachad. 🤴👑
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Never knew about Diocletian! Ty! He's the first Roman emperor to ever abdicate his throne voluntarily! Total gigachad. 🤴👑
PSA: I've made a final decision.
Diocletian>Constantin>Romulus f'ing Augustulus>Theodosius>Julian
This decision is binding as of right now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Yeah, I'm relistening to the History of Rome podcast by @mikeduncan.bsky.social )
Diocletian>Constantin>Romulus f'ing Augustulus>Theodosius>Julian
This decision is binding as of right now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Yeah, I'm relistening to the History of Rome podcast by @mikeduncan.bsky.social )
a man says " let me tell you something " in front of a green background
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February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
PSA: I've made a final decision.
Diocletian>Constantin>Romulus f'ing Augustulus>Theodosius>Julian
This decision is binding as of right now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Yeah, I'm relistening to the History of Rome podcast by @mikeduncan.bsky.social )
Diocletian>Constantin>Romulus f'ing Augustulus>Theodosius>Julian
This decision is binding as of right now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Yeah, I'm relistening to the History of Rome podcast by @mikeduncan.bsky.social )
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
It was definitely true with Christianity, but also in the 4th century The Church fell into the larger Imperial Roman project of government monopoly of religion as a form of tightening social control, whether it was traditional Roman religion under Diocletian or Christianity under Constantine
What do you think Thomas Paine meant when he said, "Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law." From Rights of Man (1791). Do you think he was right?
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
It was definitely true with Christianity, but also in the 4th century The Church fell into the larger Imperial Roman project of government monopoly of religion as a form of tightening social control, whether it was traditional Roman religion under Diocletian or Christianity under Constantine
I looked into it a bit, and it seems the dragon story was borrowed from another saint (one of the Theodores, another soldier saint apparently martyred under Diocletian), and it has ties to Thracian horseman iconography and other pre-Christian stories, so seems there's a lot of borrowing going on.
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I looked into it a bit, and it seems the dragon story was borrowed from another saint (one of the Theodores, another soldier saint apparently martyred under Diocletian), and it has ties to Thracian horseman iconography and other pre-Christian stories, so seems there's a lot of borrowing going on.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
In the new Emperors of Rome podcast Diocletian sets up the Tetrarchy in an effort to create more stability throughout the Roman empire. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
In the new Emperors of Rome podcast Diocletian sets up the Tetrarchy in an effort to create more stability throughout the Roman empire. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I have a very weird relationship with Haile Selassie, the Emperor Diocletian and 18th century English garden design for pretty much exactly this reason.
February 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I have a very weird relationship with Haile Selassie, the Emperor Diocletian and 18th century English garden design for pretty much exactly this reason.
I do not think it's right to say that this isn't True Christianity, because this kind of thought has been one of the most mainstream and durable forms of Christianity since like Diocletian; I think people will have to accept that there is a mode of Christianity that exists for this purpose,
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I do not think it's right to say that this isn't True Christianity, because this kind of thought has been one of the most mainstream and durable forms of Christianity since like Diocletian; I think people will have to accept that there is a mode of Christianity that exists for this purpose,
I'm a Roman Pagan, my Heathen and LGBTQ Rights override Christian Rights www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/03/c... we must be like Diocletian and push these Fake Christians into the Desert
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I'm a Roman Pagan, my Heathen and LGBTQ Rights override Christian Rights www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/03/c... we must be like Diocletian and push these Fake Christians into the Desert
Diocletian did WHAT????? [Tetrarchy Reaction]
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Diocletian did WHAT????? [Tetrarchy Reaction]