Realizing that the Roman Empire had become too large for a single ruler to control it:
A) Constantine divided the empire in half, trusting a junior colleague to rule the western part.
B) Constantine built a new capital city named Constantinople in Palestine.
C) Diocletian divided the empire in half, trusting a junior colleague to rule the western part.
D) Diocletian resigned his position as emperor and encouraged the development of regional republics.
E) Diocletian created the Roman Senate to rule the empire, and he retired to Spilt to raise cabbages.

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It was Diocletian, not Constantine, who realized that the Roman Empire had become too large for a single ruler to control it. He divided the empire in half, trusting a junior colleague to rule the western part. This was known as the Tetrarchy, and it was an attempt to make the empire more manageable by dividing power. Each of the four rulers had his own area of responsibility and could concentrate on governing it without having to worry about the whole empire.

Realizing That the Roman Empire Had Become Too Large for a Single