The Emperor Who Chose Cabbages Over Rome
Late Roman Empire

The Emperor Who Chose Cabbages Over Rome

Rome's most powerful emperor voluntarily retired—then refused to come back, and used vegetables as the reason why.

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Roman EmpireLate AntiquityAbdicationDalmatiaImperial PoliticsTetrarchyPower and RetirementDiocletian

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