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Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/1/2008 12:19:13 PM
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ConsiderHim
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Today we read lesson 13 from MOH Vol II by Linda Hobar, copy write 2004. It started to sound familiar mid way through and I thought it might to you as well.
Mrs. Hobar writes, "Now before I make Diocletian sound too good for sharing, you should know he was also the cause of some problems in the Roman Empire. To boost the economy, Diocletian tried making more gold and silver coins. But instead of making people feel like they had more money, it caused inflation. Diocletian then tried to put limitations on how much money a person could make. Anyone caught violating his plan was sentenced to death. I'm sure that didn't make him very popular!"
"As you can imagine Diocletian's harsh economic plan didn't work very well. It led to an economic depression. The population of Rome went down and taxes went up. All in all, because money is so important to the health of a nation, Rome was in bad shape under Diocletian."
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/1/2008 12:42:05 PM
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GroupW
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Interesting!
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/1/2008 1:14:28 PM
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Any mention of Diocletians's persecution of Christians?
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/1/2008 3:53:46 PM
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I read this, too. And, yes, there was mention on persecution. But, I thought the money thing was interesting. Do you think it hits home a little bit OP?
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/1/2008 6:07:15 PM
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ConsiderHim
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quote:
ORIGINAL: shadowspring
Any mention of Diocletians's persecution of Christians?
Yes. Mrs. Hobar spends the first few paragraphs talking about Diocletian's dividing of the Roman Empire. Then the above two paragraphs about his economic boo boos. The remaining lesson is on what she calls, "the worst part" of his reign, "his attitude toward Christians". She tells of his demand to be called Dominus Noster, meaning "Our Lord". And she discusses the burning of the entire village of Phrygia because it's inhabitants refused to speak against Christ.
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Do you think it hits home a little bit OP?
Unfortunately yes. It's no surprise though that we have forgotten the past and are therefore doomed to repeat it.... after all my high school history teacher was the football coach!
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/2/2008 12:32:06 PM
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amybreit
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Well, we're only on Lesson 3 in Vol II, so we haven't gotten there yet. But that'll be something interesting to point out to the kids! Guess the old adage that "those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it" rings true huh?
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RE: Mystery of History's lesson on Diocletian - 10/3/2008 7:50:19 AM
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During Roman times many economic theories were attempted. There was a period when more currency was desired so they shifted from silver coins to copper ones only covered in silver. Consider this the next time you look at a 25 cent piece on edge.
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