The Roman Empire From Severus To Constantine May 2026
Diocletian stabilized the economy through price edicts and reorganized the military into mobile field armies. However, he is also remembered for the "Great Persecution," a final, violent attempt to suppress the rising tide of Christianity and restore traditional Roman values.
Germanic tribes crossed the Rhine and Danube, while the Sassanid Persians pressured the East. The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine
The Cyprian Plague decimated the workforce and the army. Diocletian stabilized the economy through price edicts and