# Episode CCXXXIII - The Rise of Diocles (Diocletian I)

An episode of [Emperors of Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/850148806), 20 Nov 2024, 32 min.

Audio: https://www.mattsmithpodcast.com/emperors/241120-diocletian01.mp3

The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognise the challenges of Rome, he moved to set it up as a franchise opportunity. This worked when nothing else did, and to many he was the most successful Roman emperor in an age. Just don’t ask the Christians… Part I of Diocletian Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University)

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