124- The Tetrarchs at War

Over the course of his reign Diocletian instituted a number of reforms to the military structure that helped transform the legions into a new kind of army.   

Over the course of his reign Diocletian overhauled the government, transforming it into a centralized bureaucracy run by career civil servants. 

Rome's economy was in disarray when Diocletian came to power and he initiated major overhauls to get the system running again. 

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