What Does the Name Diocletian Mean
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Diocletian Name Meaning
HistoryFrom the Roman cognomen Diocletianus, a derivative of DIOKLES. This was the name of a Roman emperor of the 3rd and 4th centuries. He is remembered for persecuting Christians, but he also reformed and...
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