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*Fun fact:* The walls that Diocletian built for his Palace in Dalmatia are so strong that they are still preserved today. In fact, an entire neighborhood is contained within these ancient walls, which gives a sensation similar to traveling in time. Not bad for a cabbage grower. Not bad at all...
He did not build them. Architects and builders constructed them, why should he get the credit? What point are they now? A palace for a long dead person no one cares about? Tear them all down and use the land.
@@anarchyantz1564 I think they're good as world history so I'd hate if they were torn down, but I just don't like that all thepeople that actually do things get forgotten and the credit just goes to the guy that happened to be in charge at the time or has the money. Like people praise Elon Musk but that mf isn't one of the astrophysicist or engineers making those ships work
@@anarchyantz1564 It's a way of talking. I say he constructed them because he was the one who got the idea and ordered the planification and construction. Do not forget that Hadrian is also considered the "Builder Emperor" for his magnificent buildings, even though he obviously didn't made them with his own hands. Anyway, you should keep in mind that Diocletian surely was involved in the different choices taken during the construction of the Walls
Diocletion, Maximian, Julius Nepos, Glycerius, and Romulus Augustulus are the only western Roman emperors I can think of that didn't die to leave office. Of course Nepos kept insisting he was still emperor until he did die even though everyone else ignored him.
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Thank you for reminding me of this random forgotten detail! My partner's dad was planning a trip there next year, will def put that on the itinerary :)
The cathedral in Diocletian's palace is, if I recall, the oldest church still performing regular services today. The palace is a great place to visit in Split.
Croatian town of Split was founded from Diocletian palace, You can still see on city plan that exact street plan and palace walls that is the city center today...
Diocletian was a bad ass Capricorn!! Of course he also gardened, and worked in government, military, and also used astrology for guidance. ⭐️ Amazing story. 🌿
It was Rome's sunset. Roman emperors never retired. They either stayed on the job till natural death, falling in battle or due to the lethal internal intrigues of the nobles. Diocletian was unique in that regard.
One should not be afraid of the nobility, it should be the praetorians that should be disciplined and honed to reject being parasites and paranoid backstabbers
A+ video! The stories of those Roman emperors is so fascinating, especially anything to do with the battles of the Tetrarchy. Those emperors must have thought about war all the time.
19:30 Diokletian palace is center of my hometown, Split, Croatia. That part of Croatia is still known as Dalmatia. So that makes me a Dalmatian 😅. Romans called it Province of Dalmatia becouse there was Iliric tribe of Dalmatians living there
I’ve visited Diocletian’s Palace in Split - it’s magnificent. But it no longer sits right up against the water (and the French came and built a mini Riviera next to it).
Technically, palace walls were never adjacent to the sea, there was a small waterfront that was built in front of the southern facade, and expanded during medieval times. Afterwards, the old city evolved westwards during the times of autonomous medieval commune, Venice, French and Austrian rule. French did not build the ''riviera'', but expanded the waterfront (or as we locals call it, Riva) to the southwest and made some plans for representative construction development that were loosely followed afterwards, mostly during Austrian rule. The palace itself, or more precisely it's southern wall, was close to the sea up until 1954., when the old ancient / medieval port was filled up and turned into Riva (waterfront) we know today, occasion being the arrival of Ethiopian king Haile Selassie in Split.
Diocletian died a broken ruler...he saw his system break apart and when Galerius died from colon cancer, his daughter was his wife and fled to the Eastern Emperor Maximinus Daza. Daza had an idea to marry her and she refused. This did not go over well. Diocletian attempted to intervene and could even get a letter to Daza...what a snub. Ignored.... Needless to say, Galeria was. Eliminate maybe under Licinius. So, a ruler that did so much ended his life probably bitter and holed up in his fortress retirement palace in Split
Can you do Antoninus Puis next, even though a lot of people consider him boring. He is still regarded as a top 10 maybe top 6 emperor. He was regarded as probably the best administrator out of all the emperors except for Augustus. I don’t think of any emperor who wasn’t a soldier that came close to his administrative skills other than Augustus and maybe Claudius . Everybody else where either great generals or builders.
It is an irony that his mausoleum is now a church, guy was anti Christian and his resting place is church and a simbol of a city which grew from his Palace
The best leaders tend to be the ones who didn't want the job in the first place... I feel like he saw at as a necessity rather than something he deeply desired like most other emperors.
Now I'm convinced Simon is showing a disgusted face on purpose after drinking that green smoothie. He says "It's great" right after making that face. This is the second time I've seen it!
As song writer I am glad that you finnaly made a video about Diocletan. I made two songs about him. Since I live in Croatia we were thaought in schools since childhood about him I find him as one of the best world leaders about him. My two of the greatest songs are about him if only we croats could get a new diocletian
I remember back in 2019, I began digging deep into Occult research and ancient philosophy along with some extensive alternative archaeological research. Around this time I had a dream about “DIOCLETIAN II”: an Angel in my dream had those words hovering above his head and he was pointing at me. I went and looked up just what DIOCLETIAN meant and I learned about one of the greatest Roman Emperors next to Marcus Aurelius. Maybe I’m the second Diocletian in spirit? Maybe I’m insane, but from then onwards, I have more respect for Old Rome and their beliefs than anything that came after his great reign ended…
It is a myth that Diocletian retired, that he himself started. He actually got a promotion, which he gave himself, to Cabbage Farming Kingmaker. Much less dangerous job, nobody was sure whether unity and stability would last, it wasn't like historians were walking around "ahh yes, Diocletian ended the Crisis of the Third Century,". Emperors being assassinated was still like...only a couple decades old. So he's like "here are a ton of awful reforms, and a Tetrarchy that won't last a generation, time for cabbages lawl,". But then absolutely didn't actually retire like her pretended and had his hand in the game of emperors until he died.
Diocletian is one of those leaders in history where he’s both behind great leaders (Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian) and in front of (Constantine, Justinian and Basil ii) the man is a good leader don’t get me wrong but I think it’s because of two main reason. One was the reason that above there’s more interesting people around him and that he persecuted the Christian population ruthlessly and after hundreds of years of Christianity they wouldn’t be praising his name.
Diocletian is one of my favorite and beloved Emperor's!!! Tied with Marcus Aurelius, Hadrian, Aurelian, Trajan, Constantine The Great, Justinian The Great, and Basil II! 🛡️🗡️✨
C'mon now, how often have you actually heard an American brag about that? I'm an American myself, and I have never heard, or seen on the internet, an instance of an American bragging about that. Quit making sh!t up just to try and sound cool
As a U.S Citizen, I am proud and happy that our first President chose to retire as did Diocletian. There are many people in power who would benefit themselves and/or their nation by retiring. Being thankful is not bragging.. Like every Constitutional Republic with democratically elected representatives, we are subject to the same highs and lows of every other nation/state... Bragging can create jealousy and resentment.. We still refer to the U.S. as an "experiment in democracy" and a "work in progress" Not perfect but not "bragging" that in my opinion we have done a better job than most so far in the less than 250 years as a nation...🤔 Be Well!! 😀
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He reunited the Roman Empire after conquering the Palmyrine Empire (the provinces of Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Asia Minor that broke away from the empire) and the Gallic Empire (the provinces of Britannia and Gaul that also broke away from the empire). Aurelian also reformed and re-inaugurated the worship of the Roman sun god Sol by establishing the cult of Sol Invictus (Unconquered Sun) alongside the cults of Rome’s traditional deities on December 25, 274 AD. Prior to Christianity becoming the official religion of the Roman Empire, Sol Invictus served not only as the Roman sun god but as the patron of soldiers.
Didnt mention his creation of the Dioces and his administration reforms which put a greater tax burden on the empire and hastened the move to localisatiion and feudalism.
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*Fun fact:* The walls that Diocletian built for his Palace in Dalmatia are so strong that they are still preserved today. In fact, an entire neighborhood is contained within these ancient walls, which gives a sensation similar to traveling in time. Not bad for a cabbage grower. Not bad at all...
Then the credit goes to the architects and builders
He did not build them. Architects and builders constructed them, why should he get the credit? What point are they now? A palace for a long dead person no one cares about? Tear them all down and use the land.
@@anarchyantz1564 I think they're good as world history so I'd hate if they were torn down, but I just don't like that all thepeople that actually do things get forgotten and the credit just goes to the guy that happened to be in charge at the time or has the money. Like people praise Elon Musk but that mf isn't one of the astrophysicist or engineers making those ships work
Split, Croatia for the record.
@@anarchyantz1564 It's a way of talking. I say he constructed them because he was the one who got the idea and ordered the planification and construction. Do not forget that Hadrian is also considered the "Builder Emperor" for his magnificent buildings, even though he obviously didn't made them with his own hands. Anyway, you should keep in mind that Diocletian surely was involved in the different choices taken during the construction of the Walls
You know that an Empire has its days numbered if the Emperor himself thinks that growing cabbages is worth more than protecting it.
“MY CABBAGES!”
- Roman Vegetable Seller probably
And it still managed to last another century, that’s impressive
@@mism847 Ten centuries if you count the eastern portion of the empire.
@@mism847 Only because Constantine appeared. When Diocletian was retired, the Empire was again near its total destruction
Except it lasted until the 14th century.
a Retired Roman Emperor, that's about as rare as a day without Simon uploading some absolute gold. On one of his thousands of channels.
Diocletion, Maximian, Julius Nepos, Glycerius, and Romulus Augustulus are the only western Roman emperors I can think of that didn't die to leave office. Of course Nepos kept insisting he was still emperor until he did die even though everyone else ignored him.
@@12jswilsonMaximian returned to power multiple times, wouldn’t count him either
A baseball player is going to compare Benjamin Netanyahu with Agustus Diocletian.
1:35 - Chapter 1 - Early years
3:05 - Mid roll ads
4:25 - Back to the video
6:25 - Chapter 2 - Rise to the throne
9:25 - Chapter 3 - The rule of two
13:40 - Chapter 4 - When 2 becomes 4
17:00 - Chapter 5 - Walking off into the sunset
Diocletian’s palace in Split, Croatia is quite a sight to see. I recommend entirely to everybody who is a history buff.
Thank you for reminding me of this random forgotten detail! My partner's dad was planning a trip there next year, will def put that on the itinerary :)
The cathedral in Diocletian's palace is, if I recall, the oldest church still performing regular services today. The palace is a great place to visit in Split.
Croatian town of Split was founded from Diocletian palace, You can still see on city plan that exact street plan and palace walls that is the city center today...
Marcus Aurelius: pick his son. Empire: crisis mode.
Diocletian: doesn’t pick his son
Empire:crisis mode.
Damn.
That’s Rome for you.
Diocletian was a bad ass Capricorn!! Of course he also gardened, and worked in government, military, and also used astrology for guidance. ⭐️ Amazing story. 🌿
It's been a while since you guys covered Roman emperors. Hope you guys can do more! Great video, Simon!
He hates covering Rome now since he's done it so much. Which makes it fun when he does it and probly screaming in his head how bored he is.
obtaining power is one thing. willingly giving it up? that takes a special person.
I'll never get tired of Roman leader biographics
Those people had guts.
It was Rome's sunset. Roman emperors never retired. They either stayed on the job till natural death, falling in battle or due to the lethal internal intrigues of the nobles. Diocletian was unique in that regard.
One should not be afraid of the nobility, it should be the praetorians that should be disciplined and honed to reject being parasites and paranoid backstabbers
"Screw vos guys, cedentem sum." -Diocletian upon retiring
Him going home to Split is why today, when someone says they’re leaving, they say, “I’m going to split.”
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A+ video!
The stories of those Roman emperors is so fascinating, especially anything to do with the battles of the Tetrarchy.
Those emperors must have thought about war all the time.
Been waiting for this one, thanks!
19:30 Diokletian palace is center of my hometown, Split, Croatia. That part of Croatia is still known as Dalmatia. So that makes me a Dalmatian 😅. Romans called it Province of Dalmatia becouse there was Iliric tribe of Dalmatians living there
In England, which is in Europe, we write 'centre'. 'Center' is American spelling.
So if you were from Sardinia would you be a sardine 😂
All the man wanted to do was plant his cabbages. What a Chad
“Screw you guys, I’m retiring.”
- Diocletian, probably
All of Rome: "Diocletian, we need you to be the emperor again!"
Diocletian: "Na, have you seen these cabbages?"
Idea: you should do a couple of video about the roman emperors of the Constantinian dynasty
We need a video about Aurelian!
Certainly agree!! Aurelian is one of my favorite emperor's!! 🤍
I’ve visited Diocletian’s Palace in Split - it’s magnificent. But it no longer sits right up against the water (and the French came and built a mini Riviera next to it).
Technically, palace walls were never adjacent to the sea, there was a small waterfront that was built in front of the southern facade, and expanded during medieval times. Afterwards, the old city evolved westwards during the times of autonomous medieval commune, Venice, French and Austrian rule. French did not build the ''riviera'', but expanded the waterfront (or as we locals call it, Riva) to the southwest and made some plans for representative construction development that were loosely followed afterwards, mostly during Austrian rule. The palace itself, or more precisely it's southern wall, was close to the sea up until 1954., when the old ancient / medieval port was filled up and turned into Riva (waterfront) we know today, occasion being the arrival of Ethiopian king Haile Selassie in Split.
Diocletian died a broken ruler...he saw his system break apart and when Galerius died from colon cancer, his daughter was his wife and fled to the Eastern Emperor Maximinus Daza.
Daza had an idea to marry her and she refused. This did not go over well.
Diocletian attempted to intervene and could even get a letter to Daza...what a snub. Ignored....
Needless to say, Galeria was. Eliminate maybe under Licinius.
So, a ruler that did so much ended his life probably bitter and holed up in his fortress retirement palace in Split
I'm all for ancient history
Same
Same here!! I love Ancient history!! 🤍
19:41 Though it should be noted that it is considered that he actually commited suicide out of despair.
Can you do Antoninus Puis next, even though a lot of people consider him boring. He is still regarded as a top 10 maybe top 6 emperor. He was regarded as probably the best administrator out of all the emperors except for Augustus. I don’t think of any emperor who wasn’t a soldier that came close to his administrative skills other than Augustus and maybe Claudius . Everybody else where either great generals or builders.
Biographics is awesome and I love Roman History
They should create a new RUclips channel about Roman Emperors, with Simon Whistler hosting of course.
No use doing the commercials for AG1 - I just turn the sound down and look away 'til it's over.
He doesn't give a motherfu@$ what you do he gets paid regardless lol
It is an irony that his mausoleum is now a church, guy was anti Christian and his resting place is church and a simbol of a city which grew from his Palace
That is unbelievable that he killed Aper in front of the army!
I had to watch the video over again to make sure I heard that right.
PLEASE do a bio on Carausius!!!
Radu. Are you new to the Blazement? Your script was very well written and informative.
The best leaders tend to be the ones who didn't want the job in the first place... I feel like he saw at as a necessity rather than something he deeply desired like most other emperors.
Yo, when we gonna get that Caracalla video!?
Last time I was this early for a video was never
He was a simple man, even his palace was small at 7.5 acres compared to others specially Hadrian's 300 acres behemoth villa.
The Star Wars reference of the rule of two was superb
Diocletian would approve of athletic greens
Now I'm convinced Simon is showing a disgusted face on purpose after drinking that green smoothie. He says "It's great" right after making that face. This is the second time I've seen it!
As song writer I am glad that you finnaly made a video about Diocletan. I made two songs about him. Since I live in Croatia we were thaought in schools since childhood about him I find him as one of the best world leaders about him. My two of the greatest songs are about him if only we croats could get a new diocletian
Rubbish. He conducted the worst persecution of Christians in history
No thanks; we don’t need another bloodthirsty tyrant who persecuted the Christians. Shame on you
@@djpalindrome And so... It does not matter he was still a great leader
His retirement home is still standing today
I remember back in 2019, I began digging deep into Occult research and ancient philosophy along with some extensive alternative archaeological research.
Around this time I had a dream about “DIOCLETIAN II”: an Angel in my dream had those words hovering above his head and he was pointing at me.
I went and looked up just what DIOCLETIAN meant and I learned about one of the greatest Roman Emperors next to Marcus Aurelius.
Maybe I’m the second Diocletian in spirit? Maybe I’m insane, but from then onwards, I have more respect for Old Rome and their beliefs than anything that came after his great reign ended…
Anyone else notice the yellow band-aid on Simon's right pinkie? Could it be he survived a Roman assassination attempt? 😱
"Died peacefully in His sleep." Is this the first and last time that could be said of a Roman emperor?
So I guess no Caracalla video then? 😢
Obviously he did well; otherwise you wouldn’t be talking about him Simon.
*Diocletian and Maximian harvesting cabbages in retirement*
Maximian: THIS SUCKS!
What about casual criminalist
Thanks. Maybe, Antoninus Pius next?
Awesome video, but you'll be hearing from my lawyer about the whiplash I got from the ad transition.
Wait, a Roman politician actually made it to retirement successfully?
"If only you saw the majestic cabbages I was growing back home, you too would give up the pursuit of worldly power." - Diocletian, cabbage farmer
Day 1 of asking for Flavius Belisarius, general of the Eastern Roman Empire!
I noticed that finger bandage Simon! What hurt you?
..also N. Ceausescu when?
It is a myth that Diocletian retired, that he himself started. He actually got a promotion, which he gave himself, to Cabbage Farming Kingmaker. Much less dangerous job, nobody was sure whether unity and stability would last, it wasn't like historians were walking around "ahh yes, Diocletian ended the Crisis of the Third Century,". Emperors being assassinated was still like...only a couple decades old. So he's like "here are a ton of awful reforms, and a Tetrarchy that won't last a generation, time for cabbages lawl,". But then absolutely didn't actually retire like her pretended and had his hand in the game of emperors until he died.
He started the feudal system with his reforms I think.....
How is it that you see fit to cover Diocletian before Aurelian?
Great one, some troublesome rulers of Rome.
Simon's favorite video: Rome and Star wars...
This video was great. Could you do a video on Anastasio Bustamante (the president during the First French Intervention)?
"Just look at these cabbages!:
"Yes, Emperor, but what does your wife have to do with coming back?"
Surprised there's not a vid on Constantine the Great yet. Aurelian, Justinian, Theodora and Basil II all deserve videos aswell.
Do Constantine the Great next!
And Commodus and Marcus Aurelius
@@chasehedges6775 He already did those 2
I second that!
What a majestic beard Simon
It's surprising you don't hear about this guy that much. He seemed like a decent ruler
he also persecuted Christians so I wouldn't say he was too much of a decent ruler.
Diocletian is one of those leaders in history where he’s both behind great leaders (Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian) and in front of (Constantine, Justinian and Basil ii) the man is a good leader don’t get me wrong but I think it’s because of two main reason. One was the reason that above there’s more interesting people around him and that he persecuted the Christian population ruthlessly and after hundreds of years of Christianity they wouldn’t be praising his name.
I’m usually not so keen on the Roman stuff but I greatly enjoyed this one. Thanks
Oh boy new Roman emperor video :D
Knowing Simon hates anything Ancient Rome, it cracks me up every time one goes live.
Diocletian is one of my favorite and beloved Emperor's!!! Tied with Marcus Aurelius, Hadrian, Aurelian, Trajan, Constantine The Great, Justinian The Great, and Basil II! 🛡️🗡️✨
Come to the city of Split in Croatia.Around 4000 people still live inside his palace
Hey man love your videos why don't make a video about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or other leaders from South Asia.
Do you think Diocletian was a good emperor overall?
As a non-american, whenever I hear americans brag about how Washington retired from a powerful position, I laugh to myself and think of this guy.
C'mon now, how often have you actually heard an American brag about that? I'm an American myself, and I have never heard, or seen on the internet, an instance of an American bragging about that. Quit making sh!t up just to try and sound cool
As a U.S Citizen, I am proud and happy that our first President chose to retire as did Diocletian. There are many people in power who would benefit themselves and/or their nation by retiring. Being thankful is not bragging..
Like every Constitutional Republic with democratically elected representatives, we are subject to the same highs and lows of every other nation/state...
Bragging can create jealousy and resentment..
We still refer to the U.S. as an "experiment in democracy" and a "work in progress"
Not perfect but not "bragging" that in my opinion we have done a better job than most so far in the less than 250 years as a nation...🤔
Be Well!! 😀
If only the US Congress members would retire after a few years.
But they're too damn greedy.
I live in the city which was founded on his palace on the mediterranean coast....
Anyone know what the music in the background is?
PLEASE do a biographics episode of Gotz of the iron hand
So because of where he was born, this man was a literal Dalmatian.
0:11: 💥 The Roman Empire faced political instability, invasions, economic collapse, and a plague during the crisis of the 3rd Century.
3:08: 💪 AG-1 by Athletic Greens is a nutritious and tasty supplement that provides essential vitamins and minerals for overall well-being.
6:25: 💀 Numerian, the emperor, died while being carried in a litter and it was later discovered that he had been dead for a while.
8:53: 🔍 Diocletian emerges as the winner of the battle after Karanus is assassinated by his own men, leading to Diocletian becoming the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
11:39: 🏛 Diocletian and Maximian moved the center of power from Rome to Nikomedia and Milan respectively, and resolved armed conflicts in their empires.
14:39: 📚 Constantine the Great appoints Galerius as Caesar and deals with various usurpers and conflicts in the Roman Empire.
17:59: 🔥 The Great Persecution of Roman Christians occurred from 303 to 311 A.D. under the rule of Emperor Diocletian, resulting in the destruction of churches, burning of holy scriptures, and the torture and execution of Christians.
Recap by Tammy AI
You jumped a few caesars but hokay.
Finally!!
Diocletian's ideas about how to run the empire lasted exactly as long as Diocletian himself was the one executing those ideas
Sith reference...🤘🏾
Egone ius Petrus?
Please do Spinoza!!
can u plz do a bio on Majorian? he's one of the most underappreciated roman emperors.
He reunited the Roman Empire after conquering the Palmyrine Empire (the provinces of Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Asia Minor that broke away from the empire) and the Gallic Empire (the provinces of Britannia and Gaul that also broke away from the empire).
Aurelian also reformed and re-inaugurated the worship of the Roman sun god Sol by establishing the cult of Sol Invictus (Unconquered Sun) alongside the cults of Rome’s traditional deities on December 25, 274 AD. Prior to Christianity becoming the official religion of the Roman Empire, Sol Invictus served not only as the Roman sun god but as the patron of soldiers.
The c in Ctesiphon is supposed to be silent
I wonder if Severus Alexander and Gordian III would have been great emperors if not for their untimely demises
Didnt mention his creation of the Dioces and his administration reforms which put a greater tax burden on the empire and hastened the move to localisatiion and feudalism.
13:53 Sith guidelines
one of the greatest emperors Rome had!
The most bloodthirsty tyrant of all times. Created more Christian martyrs than everyone else combined
My family history shows I’m a decendant of this guy 😭
Can we get a prryhus video pls.
The Cursus Honorum didn't exist by Diocletian's time. It died off hundreds of years earlier.
Probably said already. Didn't Sulla retire?