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Augusti Retirement

Emperors of Rome by La Trobe University

Apr 24, 202631:07Society & Culture

In 305 CE, a carefully staged transition took place: the emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, handing power to a new generation of rulers. Exactly how it happened is still debated, but the act itself was unprecedent...

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Augusti Retirement is an episode from Emperors of Rome by La Trobe University. In 305 CE, a carefully staged transition took place: the emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, handing power to a new generation of rulers. Exactly how it ha...

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