The Palace of Diocletian at Split From when he became president to his resignation, we know virtually every word that Richard Nixon said.  Acres of print have been covered in writing about him.  Many of his staff and close friends are still alive and have talked about him freely.  And yet the man is an

Being British I share Gibbon’s interest in events in Britain, but in reality what was going on elsewhere was a lot  more significant.  Indeed Carausius may well have calculated that he stood a good chance of getting away with his entire province larceny scheme because the emperors would be otherwise engaged elsewhere.  And at the

  Here’s something to look out for the next time you see footage on a documentary of the concentration camps in the Second World War.  You often see people being dusted with a powder. 

A coin from the Britannic Empire of Carausius – Wth thanks to Wikipedia In Gaul, early in the reign of Diocletian the peasants rose in revolt.  Hang on, peasants?  In the Roman Empire? We haven’t come across those yet.  Up until now internal dissension has been common enough in the empire, but a widespread insurrection

Diocletian – Humble Birth, Great Achievements (thanks to Wikipedia for the image) There are just over a hundred recorded Roman emperors but few of them had as much impact as Diocletian.  It is a very human failing to imagine that we are immortal and to take little thought for the consequences for the world when

Was the Roman Empire stopped in its tracks by the Scots?  (Hint: No) The Internet being what it is, there are probably quite a few walls blogging nowadays.  But I think it is fair to say that there are only two walls that probably deserve a blog.  The Great Wall of China should, and for