Diocletian and the Roman Recovery (Roman Imperial Biographies)
"Stephen Williams is not a professional Roman historian, but he is certainly an expert, and his view of Diocletian is original and convincing. ... [He]  is an equitable and balanced historian and I think one can rely on him."  --Peter Levi"This biography is never dull, for the author writes with considerable style, and he has the ability to turn a neat phrase."  --James E. Seaver History Reviews of New Books"This is the first biography of Diocletian in English and is written both for students of history and politics and for general readers."  --The Bloomsbury Review USE"[Williams] has performed a valuable service for the profession as well as for the general reader ... his judgment of particular matters is invariably sound, and the book is a well-written synthesis."  --American Historical Review USE