GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIAN

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• GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIAN (noun)
  The noun GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIAN has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Diocletian; Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian

Instance hypernyms:

Emperor of Rome; Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Roman Empire)