Diocletian's Year in Rome

After 20 years of neglect and disdain, it was finally time for the emperor of Rome to vis rome. The city fathers saw it as an opportunity to fully impress on diocletian that whatever his political aims had been in refusing to visit the true capital of the empire, that rome could not be denied forever. For the lower classes, the imminent arrival of the emperor meant only one thing, festivals and games on a massive scale. But it quickly became apparent that things were not going go according to plan.