By bringing Germanic tribes into the Empire to serve as border guards and soldiers, Diocletian:
A. abandoned Rome to barbarians so he could live safely in Constantinople.
B. promoted the fusion of Germanic and Roman cultures that would lead to the emergence of Europe.
C. hastened the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
D. created the Frankish Kingdom.
Answer (1)
Diocletian's integration of Germanic tribes into the Roman military fostered cultural exchange, contributing to the emergence of new European states. However, this strategy also weakened traditional Roman defenses, hastening the decline of the western Roman Empire. Thus, while it had immediate benefits, it set the stage for future instability. ;
