Question

How did Diocletian succeed in preserving the empire

Answer 1

In A.D. 284, Diocletian became emperor. He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler to handle. In the most significant reform, he divided the empire into 2 halfs. One was named Greek-speaking east and the other Latin-speaking west. He took the eastern half for himself and appointed a co-ruler named General Maximian for the western half