# PREVIEW: Epochs #272 | Diocletian - Part 1

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Podcast: [The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-1366212)
Published: 2026-07-19T12:00:44+00:00
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## Resource

This week Beau starts a series looking at the life and times of Constantine The Great, beginning with the back-story of the third century, talking about the so-called ‘Crisis of the Third Century’, then the reign of the Emperor Diocletian.

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