# Augusti Retirement

An episode of [Emperors of Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/850148806), 24 Apr 2026, 31 min.

Audio: https://www.mattsmithpodcast.com/emperors/260424-diocletian07.mp3

In 305 CE, a carefully staged transition took place: the emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, handing power to a new generation of rulers. Exactly how it happened is still debated, but the act itself was unprecedented in the long history of the Roman Empire. Support Emperors of Rome on Patreon: patreon.com/romepodcast Episode CCLV (255) Part VII of Diocletian Guest: Professor Caillan Davenport (Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University)

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