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Diocletian

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Diocletian ( DY-ə-KLEE-shən; Latin: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus; Ancient Greek: Διοκλητιανός, romanized: Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. As with other Illyrian soldiers of the period, Diocles rose through the ranks of the military early in his career, serving under Aurelian and Probus, and eventually becoming a cavalry commander for the army of Emperor Carus. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on a campaign in Persia, Diocles was proclaimed emperor by the troops, taking the name "Diocletianus". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diocletian is the 164th most popular politician (down from 99th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Croatia and the 2nd most popular Croatian Politician.

Diocletian is most famous for being the emperor of Rome from 284-305 AD. He is also known for being the last of the so-called "Five Good Emperors."

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diocletian ranks 164 out of 19,576. Before him are Murad III, Ahmed I, Herod the Great, Silvio Berlusconi, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Titus. After him are Hatshepsut, Hermann Göring, George Marshall, Mary, Queen of Scots, Mark Antony, and Vespasian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 244, Diocletian ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 311, Diocletian ranks 1. After him are Galerius, Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, and Methodius of Olympus.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Diocletian ranks 3 out of 700. Before him are Nikola Tesla (1856), and Josip Broz Tito (1892). After him are Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Rüstem Pasha (1500), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valens (328), Leopold Ružička (1887), János Kádár (1912), Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711), Pope John IV (600), and Pope Caius (250).

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Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Diocletian ranks 2. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892). After him are Rüstem Pasha (1500), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valens (328), János Kádár (1912), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Crispus (305), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968), Stjepan Radić (1871), Zoran Milanović (1966), and Ivan Ribar (1881).

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