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Emperor Diocletian’s Discussion Forum
Initial post due by Friday April 15 at 11:59 p.m. Replies due by Sunday April 17, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
Instructions:
Once you have read pp. 172-178 (First and second page of Chapter 7, From Principate to Dominate in the Late Roman Empire, 284-395, the Social Consequences of Financial Pressures, From the Great Persecution to Religious Freedom) in your textbook, post your reply to the following question:
“What were Diocletian’s policies to end the third-century crisis, and how successful were they?”
By Sunday night at 11:59 p.m., please reply to at least two of your peer’s posts. In each reply, please do the following:
- Share some thoughtful and detailed feedback in response to their thoughts on the question.
Keep in mind that this might be a question on your midterm. Feel free to help your peers out, if they should need any assistance.
Grading Rubric
The following rubric will be applied when your forum posts/replies are graded.
Diocletian employed various strategies to end the third-century crisis, but all these proved unsuccessful because of their oppressiveness and lack of uniformity in the