03-26-2006, 02:46 AM
Quote:...the emperor could not be everywhere in the empire at all times, so this imposed a further operational limitation...Which was one of the reasons Diocletian envisioned the Tetrarchy as a means of allowing Rome's expansive borders to be better defended. Sadly, Romans were just like all other human beings... in that a willingness to share power is the exception rather than the rule.