<description>&lt;p&gt;The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognise the challenges of Rome, he moved to set it up as a franchise opportunity. This worked when nothing else did, and to many he was the most successful Roman emperor in an age. Just don’t ask the Christians…&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Part I of Diocletian&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University)&lt;/p&gt;
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The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognise the challenges of Rome, he moved to set it up as a franchise opportunity.

The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognise the challenges of Rome, he moved to set it up as a franchise opportunity. This worked when nothing else did, and to many he was the most successful Roman emperor in an age. Just don’t ask the Christians…

Part I of Diocletian

Guest: 

Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University)

Emperors of Rome

Episode CCXXXIII - The Rise of Diocles (Diocletian I)

Episode CCXXXIII - The Rise of Diocles (Diocletian I)

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