Jul 27, 2020 · Diocletian and Maximian. Saksagan | Posted on July 27, 2020. |. The triumph of Diocletian and Maximian could hardly bear comparison with previous ceremonials marking the entry of Rome’s great heroes into the city after some of their spectacular victories. Aurelian, for example, had forced the WarriorQueen Zenobia of Palmyra, whose revolt had spread like …

Diocletian and Maximian are both awarded a series of honorific epithets in the inscription; they both receive the – by now traditional – titles Pius, Felix and Invictus, with their military success against Carausius in 286 CE reflected in Germanicus Maximus.

When Diocletian established the tetrarchy in AD 293, Maximian was allotted control of Italy, the Iberian peninsula and Africa. Maximian chose his capital to be Mediolanum (Milan). Maximian’s praetorian prefect Constantius Chlorus was adopted as son and Caesar (junior Augustus).

Dec 01, 2016 · The Maximian has a glossy, black patina and needed a lot of light to photograph. The Diocletian isn't as reflective in hand. I like comparing the same reverse types from two different mints, such as in your examples, @Bing. On the Diocletian from Heraclea, Genius is a wirey fellow, whereas on the Maximian from Thessalonica, Genius has definitely been doing …

Diocletian and Maximian resigned on May 1, 305. Constantius and Galerius became Augusti (senior emperors), while two new emperors, Severus and Maximinus , became Caesars (junior emperors). [164] According to Lactantius, Galerius had forced Diocletian's hand in the matter, and secured the appointment of loyal friends to the imperial office. [165]

Sep 14, 2020 · The year AD 303 saw a harsh persecution of the Christians throughout the empire. It was initiated by Diocletian, but executed in agreement by all four emperors. Maximian exacted it especially in north Africa. Then, in the autumn of AD 303, both Diocletian and Maximian celebrated together in Rome. The cause for the grand festivities was Diocletian’s twentieth …

Maximian's daughter Theodora may have actually been his step-daughter, as some ancient sources refer to her as such. Maximian and Diocletian held the titles of Herculius and Iovius respectively. This was meant to reinforce the fact that Maximian was the heroic military commander and Diocletian the calculating overseer of the Roman Empire.