Diocletian's Abdication

For the next nine months or so, almost no one saw diocletian in person. He was sequestered in his private quarters, suffering from an illness that kept him debilitated while refusing to kill him. At one point, he apparently slipped into a coma, which sparked rumors even within the imperial household that diocletan was now finally dead. When Galerius officially summoned in march three o five, though it was not to oversee funeral arrangements, but rather to congratulate Diocletian on his recovery. Dio told his caesar that he was going to abdicate the throne. Though it is worth noting that the date of abdication was almost 20 years