Noun: Diocletian ,dI-u'klee-shun
- 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)
- Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian
Type of: Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia: Diocletian