Tetrarchy

This article refers to the phase of Roman imperial government known as the Tetrarchy. For other uses of the term Tetrarch, see Tetrarch.

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Tetrarchy (Greek: "leadership of four people"). While the term can be applied to any system of government where power is divided between four individuals, 'the Tetrarchy' most commonly applies to the system of Roman government instituted by the emperor Diocletian in 293 and lasted until c.313. The establishment of the Tetrarchy usually marks the resolution of the Crisis of the Third Century.

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Diocletian: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245?-312? AD), born Diocles, was Roman Emperor from November 20 284 to May 1 305. Diocletian brought to an end the period known as the "Crisis of the Third Century" (235-284). He established an autocratic government and was responsible for laying the groundwork ...