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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3122393, member: 19463&quot;]I agree with Valentinian.&nbsp; There are several biographies of Diocletian that are probably overkill for most of us at least until we have read a more general history like Grant.&nbsp; Check to see what your local library has.&nbsp; Large text books get expensive unless you are really into the question.&nbsp; There was a time that I really loved hardcopy books but vanity press and publishing on demand has made it about as likely that you will find junk on paper as online.&nbsp; I suggest reading what you can find online first these days.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is fashionable in some circles to make fun of Wikipedia but amteurs like me can start there and determine if they want to go deeper into the question.&nbsp; The Wikipedia list of books for further reading on Diocletian is longer than you will read.&nbsp; You might even enjoy the You Tube lecture on him by a Yale University professor.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how he compares to other historians but I can think of worse ways to spend 48 minutes at a time (there are several lectures available).&nbsp; I have not listened to all of these but there is good there for those who prefer to be told rather than to read.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]2B9b9mUPJik[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>The point here is there is a lot of material on Diocletian.&nbsp; Your problem will be finding what fits your needs.&nbsp; I note that current educational theories favor concepts and spend less time on names and dates than was once the fashion.&nbsp; Coin collectors might prefer older sources that align better with all the names they find on coins leaving concepts and modern theories for later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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