When Diocletian Took Power

question 73

Multiple Choice

When Diocletian took power:

• A) he declared support for Christianity and echoed Constantine's program of toleration to strengthen his empire.
• B) he followed Augustus's image of princeps rather than domus to alleviate fears of his imperial ambition and worked alongside the Senate and military to at least give the illusion of a republican government.
• C) he shamelessly elevated his own family and friends to prestigious offices and used his power over the military to keep the empire in check.
• D) he isolated himself from his rank-and-file soldiers and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes.
• E) he invaded the territory of the Germanic tribes across the Danube in the East and the Rhine in the West to finally end the barbarians' threat to the empire.

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