When Diocletian Took Power

question 29

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 ordinary business and people 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 bring to an end the threat of the barbarians to the empire.

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