The Palace of Diocletian at Split From when he became president to his resignation, we know virtually every word that Richard Nixon said. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. send a private message. diocletians_cabbages 1 post karma 0 comment karma. DIOCLETIAN AE Follis. Betsy Wuebker says. That quote from Diocletian about choosing a life “growing cabbages” over a life of fame and fortune in Rome is priceless and a great reminder of what’s ( still) important in life.

Diocletian abdicated in 305 AD, and was succeeded by his caesar, Galerius. Read the ZIP, PDF versions of Herzegovina - Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels free-of-charge on youscribe.com Diocletian’s octagonal mausoleum (later was reconstructed into a Christian church - one of the oldest in the world) and 3 temples were also located in the southern part of the palace. Diocletian’s legendary response was probably written by later historians, but rings through the ages as one of history’s great quotes: If you could show the cabbage I planted with my own hands to your emperor, he definitely wouldn’t dare suggest I replace the peace and happiness of this place with the storms of a never-satisfied greed. 1327 The most curious document which has come to light since the publication of Gibbon's History, is the edict of Diocletian, published from an inscription found at Eskihissar, (Stratoniccia,) by Col. Leake. Diocletian (/ ˌ d aɪ. Very nice portrait and obverse. Diocletian is one of my favourite Emperors, partly for his historical significance, mostly because he abdicated his position, the only Emperor of Rome ever to do so, and retired to his estate in Croatia to grow cabbages. This inscription was first copied by Sherard, afterwards much more completely by Mr. Bankes. March 28, 2016 at 9:34 pm. One-Year Club. Diocletian, Roman emperor (284–305 CE) who restored efficient government to the empire after the near anarchy of the 3rd century. 4 Likes.

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Abdication issue, commemorating Diocletian's belated realization that growing cabbages was better than ruling an empire. One of the temples was later turned into a baptistery, the other two were destroyed. For added interest: despite the PTR in exergue pointing to Trier as the mint, this coin was apparently struck at Cyzicus! 9.17g, 28.3mm. “M”, his co-regent as “Augustus of the West” from AD 286 to AD … Diocletian acquired the glory of giving to the world the first example ... calmly observing, that if he could show Maximian the cabbages which he had planted with his own hands at Salona, he should no longer be urged to relinquish the enjoyment of happiness for the pursuit of power. Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet. QUOTES. Log in or Sign up to hide this ad. To these rulers must be joined Diocletian, father of the golden age, and Maximian, father of the iron, as they commonly say, and all the others down to the time of Your Piety.