Tetrarchs

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The Tetrarchs were the group of four co-emperors who jointly ruled the Roman Empire under Diocletian’s late 3rd-century system of divided imperial authority.

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Label Occurrences
Tetrarchy 30
Tetrarchs canonical 1
emperors of the Tetrarchy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial college
political institution of the Roman Empire
system of government
aimedTo end the Crisis of the Third Century
improve defense of frontiers
stabilize imperial succession
appliesToPeriod Late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
associatedWithReform Diocletianic reforms
military reorganization of the Roman Empire
reorganization of Roman provinces
country Roman Empire
endTime early 4th century
followedBy Constantinian dynasty
governingPrinciple collegial rule
division of authority
hierarchical succession from Caesar to Augustus
hasIconicRepresentation Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
hasIconicRepresentationLocation St Mark’s Basilica, Venice
linked to: St Mark's Basilica
hasMember Constantius Chlorus
Diocletian
Galerius
Maximian
hasNumberOfMembers 4
hasRank Augustus
Caesar
hasStructure two Augusti and two Caesars
historicalEra Late Antiquity
inception 293
introducedBy Diocletian
language Greek
Latin
legalSystem Roman law
notableEvent abdication of Diocletian in 305
abdication of Maximian in 305
partOf Tetrarchy
precededBy Crisis of the Third Century
religion Roman paganism
seatOfPower Augusta Treverorum
Mediolanum
Nicomedia
Sirmium
startTime 293
territorialDivision Balkans and Eastern provinces
Danubian provinces
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Gaul and Britain
Italy and Africa
Western Roman Empire

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Maximian dynasty Tetrarchs
Maximinus Daia partOf Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire usedIn Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Battle of Chrysopolis relatedTo Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Herculius politicalContext Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Valeria Maximilla associatedWith Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Pannonia Valeria existedDuring Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Western Roman emperors hasPart emperors of the Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Roman civil wars of the 3rd century followedBy Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Roman imperial college of tetrarchs partOf Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Candidianus timePeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Early Byzantine period precededBy Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Hermogenian Code historicalPeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Vicarius Britanniarum createdUnder Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Savia establishedInPeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Diocese of Illyricum existedDuring Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Epirus Nova createdUnder Tetrarchy
subject linked to: Roman province of Epirus Nova
linked to: Tetrarchs
Gaul and Britain timePeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs depicts Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Arch of Galerius historicalPeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Felix Romuliana associatedWith Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Caesar of the Western Roman Empire partOfSystem Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Diocletianic dynasty governmentForm Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Flavius Valerius Constantius memberOf Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Barracks emperors replacedBy Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Caesar of the West usedIn Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Flavius Valerius Severus partOf Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Mediana archaeological site significantPeriod Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Diocletianic dioceses in Italy hasPoliticalContext Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Conference of Carnuntum tookPlaceDuring Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs
Valeria associatedWith Tetrarchy
linked to: Tetrarchs