Sources for Diocletians divinity?

[LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA]

Hi everybody. Long time reader, first-time poster.

I am writing a big assignment on Diocletian's court and the court of Han-China. As always when there's something you know, you tend to not look to much for the source of the information. I have this problem with Diocletian's self-professed divinity. I know that he calls himself "Deus et Dominus", but I do not know the source of this information. An internet search yielded nothing, and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu is pretty sparse on later roman writings.

That is why I turn to this forum of learned men and women. Do any of you know, where I can find this?

 

"Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

 

BTW:

I am sorry to start a new topic if this is against the rules. I hope you won't hold it against me for too long

[Melvadius]

This has been touched on in a previous thread elsewhere on this forum from a few years back.

 

I must admit that I don't know much about Diocletian but long before him Seutonius credits Domitian with using a similar phrase 'Dominus et Deus noster hoc fieri iubet' (Our Master ands our God bids that this be done) when sending out circular letters in the name of his procurators (Domitian XIII, 2).

 

BTW Don't worry about starting new threads, there is only a restriction on the first three posts by new members needing to be moderated before appearing on the main fora not whether they are new threads or simply responses to existing threads.

[LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA]

This has been touched on in a previous thread elsewhere on this forum from a few years back.

 

I must admit that I don't know much about Diocletian but long before him Seutonius credits Domitian with using a similar phrase 'Dominus et Deus noster hoc fieri iubet' (Our Master ands our God bids that this be done) when sending out circular letters in the name of his procurators (Domitian XIII, 2).

 

BTW Don't worry about starting new threads, there is only a restriction on the first three posts by new members needing to be moderated before appearing on the main fora not whether they are new threads or simply responses to existing threads.

 

Thanks for the response! I did see the thread on Diocletian, but I didn't see any source information. I am wondering if it is in Eutropius, but all I see is about overly elaborate court ceremonies... Thanks for the hint on Domitian

[Melvadius]

With a quick search just for the phrase I got the impression that it was a term possibly used on coinage by Diocletian and some of the other Emperors. If it was hopefully one of the forum interested in numismatics may be able to provide more information.