About this episode

Beau begins a series on the life of Constantine The Great, starting with the context of the third century and Diocletian's reign.

This week Beau starts a series looking at the life and times of Constantine The Great, beginning with the back-story of the third century, talking about the so-called ‘Crisis of the Third Century’, then the reign of the Emperor Diocletian.

People in this episode

Host: Beau

Topics covered

• Diocletian
• Constantine The Great
• Crisis of the Third Century
• Roman Empire
• Third Century
• History

Keywords

• Diocletian
• Constantine The Great
• Crisis of the Third Century
• Roman history
• third century

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