diocletian

Epidemic disease spreads throughout the Empire

It's too hard to defend the frontier against the barbarians

Emperors began to lose their hold on power

Still too many poverty stricken citizens

Diocletian to the rescue

284 AD

Increase army to 400,000

1/3 bigger the Augustus' time

Recruit from the ranks of the barbarians

Divide Roman territories into smaller provinces this new government had 20,000 officials-ten times more than under Augustus

What was his connection with Christianity?

How did he restructure the empire?