Between 68 and 69 A.D., the Roman Empire witnessed the successive rise and fall of Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, who was the first from the Flavian dynasty to rule. ... The period from 190 to 284 A.D. observed the rise and fall of numerous emperors. ... The fate of the Western Roman Empire was partially sealed, when the emperor Diocletian divided the kingdom into the western and eastern empire. ... Diocletian retired in 305 B.C., and a new struggle for power soon arose. ... He continued and even expanded on the dictatorial policies of Diocletian. ...

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