We see also that kings that have been fortunate conquerors, in their first years, it being not possible for them to go forward infinitely, but that they must have some check, or arrest in their fortunes, turn in their latter years to be superstitious, and melancholy; as did Alexander the Great;Diocletian; and in our memory, Charles the Fifth; and others: for he that is used to go forward, and findeth a stop, falleth out of his own favor, and is not the thing he was.

Celestial Force, successful at Beverley in June and placed at Ascot two weeks ago, together withDiocletian, who showed improved form at Sandown Park last time out, are short listed for the Goose Island Handicap Stakes.

Immerse yourself in the history of EmperorDiocletian's monumental palace in Split, brought to life by the intimate knowledge of a local guide

The present building, which dates back to 1804, is thought to be on the burial site of three Christian Kings who were killed in battle under orders from the Roman EmperorDiocletian in about 300AD.

The remains ofDiocletian's Palace - which starred as the city of Meereen on Game of Thrones - is the buzzing heart of the city.

No Roman loved this area more than EmperorDiocletian who snatched a large parcel of the coast for his very own in what is now Split to build a large retirement palace to live out his days on this coastline, far from Rome, relaxing by the sea in what he felt to be one of the most beautiful locations on earth.

303 - Roman EmperorDiocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians, razing the church at Nicomedia.

Since 1957, the Antiquities and Museums General Directorate has made excavations and rebuilt the destroyed parts of the northern walls starting from the northern corner of the National Museum till reaching the top of the hill behind the Camp ofDiocletian, a Roman military complex built in the ancient city of Palmyra.

On February 313 AD, after EmperorDiocletian stopped persecuting Christians, Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which decreed religious toleration.

A tour visitsDiocletian's Palace, the 4th century Split fortress that doubled as former slave city of Meereen, and the setting for numerous scenes with Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen.

St Januarius was believed to have been martyred around the year 305 during theDiocletian persecution.