CLAS 160B1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Diocletian, Germanic Peoples, Ponte Milvio
5 Dec 2016
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Ad 286 diocletian makes a formal partnership with maxima in ruling the empire with division of territory. Equal partners (each called augustus ) with two junior partners ( caesars ) Juniors were eventually supposed to succeed seniors. The roman empire in the fourth century ad some generalizations. Divisions in administering the empire became common after diocletian. West centered on rome (but generally seat of power was elsewhere) east on nicomedia/constantinople. East and west gradually start to diverge politically and culturally. Made constantinople most important city in the empire. Battle of the milvian bridge (giulio romano 1520-24) 312 emperors constantine i vs maxentius - end of tetrarchy, conversion of constantine to christianity. Large roman army defeated by visigoths (a germanic tribe) and emperors valens. First of several invasions which hasted fall of the roman empire. Last emperors of a unified (east + west) empire.
