English noun: Diocletian | |||
1. | Diocletian (person) Roman 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) | ||
Synonyms | Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian | ||
Instance hypernym | Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor | ||