QuoteQuest“The reason generally assigned for this absence of early records is that Diocletian burned all writings of the Egyptians bearing upon alchemy, because, as he said, these taught the art of making gold and silver; and, by destroying them, he took away... the power of enriching themselves and rebelling against the Romans.”
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Source
- Title
- Wikiquote: Diocletian
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
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Diocletian. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Diocletian. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Diocletian
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