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Tetrarchy Timeline Game

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The Tetrarchy game is a unique and engaging way to explore the concept of power-sharing in ancient Rome. Players will have the opportunity to experience the challenges and complexities of governing as part of a four-person ruling council.

  • Players must navigate political alliances and rivalries
  • Strategize to maintain a balance of power among the rulers
  • Manage the empire’s affairs and respond to external threats

Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order

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  • AD 293: Formation of the Tetrarchy by Diocletian
  • AD 286: Diocletian appoints Maximian as co-emperor
  • AD 286-287: Maximian suppresses the Bagaudae rebellion in Gaul
  • AD 286-293: Diocletian divides the Roman Empire into the Western and Eastern halves
  • AD 293: Diocletian and Maximian create the office of Caesar, appointing Galerius and Constantius Chlorus
  • AD 305: Diocletian and Maximian abdicate as Augusti, while Galerius and Constantius Chlorus become Augusti
  • AD 310: Maximian attempts to regain power but is ultimately forced to commit suicide
  • AD 312: Constantine the Great defeats Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge
  • AD 324: Constantine becomes the sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire
  • AD 324: Licinius, co-emperor in the East, is defeated by Constantine at the Battle of Chrysopolis
  • AD 324: Constantine reunifies the Roman Empire under his rule
  • AD 337: Death of Constantine the Great
  • AD 337: Constantine's sons, Constantius II, Constans, and Constantine II, become Augusti
  • AD 340: Constantine II dies, leaving Constantius II and Constans as co-emperors
  • AD 350: Constans is assassinated, leaving Constantius II as the sole ruler
  • AD 361: Constantius II dies, leading to a power struggle and the eventual division of the empire
  • AD 361: Julian becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire
  • AD 363: Death of Julian in battle against the Sassanid Empire
  • AD 363: Jovian becomes the new emperor after Julian's death
  • AD 364: The Tetrarchy officially comes to an end when Valentinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire

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