131- The New Game in Town

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

History, Education

4.8 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2011

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

With the Tetrarchy in shambles, Diocletian will be called out of retirement in 308 AD to help broker a settlement. But the new new order will prove as bad as the old new order.

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1:21.3	Hello and welcome to the history of Rome.
1:25.6	Episode 131, The New Game in town.
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