CLA231H1 Lecture 30: Lecture 30
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Lecture topic: disintegration of the tetrarchic system and the rise of constantine. During the lecture, take notes here. (1) abdication of diocletian and maximian (may 1, 305) Diocletion was suffering from illness in opening years of fourth century, even rumors of his death at some point. As caesar galerius became driving force in eastern half of empire. La(cid:396)ge i(cid:373)posi(cid:374)g (cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:449)ho kept pet (cid:271)ea(cid:396)s (cid:895), (cid:373)othe(cid:396) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) da(cid:272)ia. U(cid:374)p(cid:396)e(cid:272)ede(cid:374)ted (cid:396)ule u(cid:374)til the(cid:455) die (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)al(cid:455)l the(cid:455) die (cid:395)ui(cid:272)kl(cid:455) i(cid:374) (cid:373)ilita(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:272)oup. Forced the western augustus macimian to retire at the same time. Ha(cid:396)d to (cid:374)ot see gale(cid:396)ia(cid:374) at (cid:449)o(cid:396)k he (cid:373)o(cid:448)es up i(cid:374) (cid:272)hai(cid:374) of (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:374)d. Now two caesar"s promoted to rank of augustus. No(cid:449) t(cid:449)o (cid:374)e(cid:449) caesa(cid:396)"s had to (cid:271)e appoi(cid:374)ted . Had been clearly marked out as crowned princes for a long time, and both loved by general public. At the public unveiling on may 1st, 305. Se(cid:448)e(cid:396)us a(cid:374)d ma(cid:454)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)us daza (cid:894)(cid:374)ot ma(cid:454)a(cid:374)tius a(cid:374)d co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e(cid:895)
