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Diocletian
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Economics & FinanceWho is Diocletian in the Agency editorial?
Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305 and reorganised the administration and the taxes of the empire. Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, names him once, in the part about state finances, as the point from which part of the land tax was collected in kind.
In short
Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305. In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the author's text under the heading "C · State Finances: Where did the tax money go?". The sentence reads: "From Diocletian on, part of the tax was collected in kind (grain, meat, wine) to feed the army." The edition says nothing else about him.
Key facts
- Who was Diocletian?
- A Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305 and reorganised the administration and the tax system of the empire.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Diocletian?
- Only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the part about state finances.
- What does Issue.27 say about him?
- That from Diocletian on, part of the land tax was collected in kind, as grain, meat and wine, to feed the army.
Who was Diocletian?
Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305. He is known for reorganising the administration of the empire and its tax system, and for sharing power with co-emperors. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Diocletian appear in Issue.27?
Issue.27 names him once, in the author's text about state finances. The passage explains that the Roman state lived mainly on taxes on farmland and harvests, and adds: "From Diocletian on, part of the tax was collected in kind (grain, meat, wine) to feed the army." He is a time marker in that sentence, and the edition does not describe his reign.
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