HyperDic: diocletian

English > 1 sense of the word Diocletian:
NOUNperson Diocletian, Gaius Aurelius Valerius DiocletianRoman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west
English > Diocletian: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningRoman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313).
SynonymGaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian
Instance ofRoman Emperor, Emperor of RomeSovereign of the Roman Empire
SpanishDiocleciano
CatalanDioclecià

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