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Diocletian, Roman emperor (born 244)
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AD 311
Calendar year
Year 311 (CCCXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Maximinus. The denomination 311 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Diocletian
Roman emperor from 284 to 305
Diocletian, nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. As with other Illyrian soldiers of the period, Diocles rose through the ranks of the military early in his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)