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Diocletian Establishes an Imperial Library at Nicomedia, about which Little is Known

Late 284 CE to Late 305 CE
Istanbul Museo archeol. Diocleziano (284 305 d.C.) Foto G. Dall'Orto 28 5 2006
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Istanbul Archaeological Museum, head of Diocletian.

Diocletian

Between 284 and 305 CE the Emperor Diocletian established an Imperial Library at Nicomedia, the eastern capital city of the Roman Empire. However, little information about this library has survived.

Timeline Themes

Book History before 450 CE
Libraries
Survival of Information / Philology