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Diocletian

Diocletian and especially Constantine concluded that Rome needed to become a more durable Persian-style empire through centralized bureaucracy.

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Late Roman transition as interpreted on 2025-02-25.

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Diocletian and especially Constantine concluded that Rome needed to become a more durable Persian-style empire through centralized bureaucracy.

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The Empire That Swallowed Its Geniuses

2025-02-25, day precision · Civilization #33: The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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"...okay? And again, as we said, a governor, a commander named Diocletian, he saved the Roman Empire by reuniting, okay? And at this point,..."

The Empire That Swallowed Its Geniuses

2025-02-25, day precision · Civilization #33: The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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"...Caesar would become king. Okay? So what these emperors, first under Diocletian, but especially under Constantine, discovered is it's really hard to change culture...."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

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"...Okay? So because of this, new emperors, but especially people like Diocletian. Diocletian was a military general who won the Roman Civil War and..."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

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"...of you staying alive aren't very high. Okay? So starting with Diocletian, they start to develop an imperial bureaucracy to counter the power of..."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

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"...destroy the true tradition, culture, and history of Rome. Alright? But Diocletian would try to solve this problem by implementing imperial bureaucracy."

The Empire That Swallowed Its Geniuses

2025-02-25, day precision · Civilization #33: The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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"...of complete implosion. Then a military genius by the name of Diocletian, he reunited the empire, and he recognized we basically needed to change..."

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