Storyline
Through both personal and political conflicts, the film tells the story of emperor Diocletian's rise to power and his complicated place in ancient Rome's court politics.
Released
10/29/2026
Runtime
2h 16min
Director
Budget
$11,850,000
Genre
Status
Post Production
Language
Latin
Production
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Cast
Amar Bukvić
Diocles / Diocletian
Nataša Janjić Medančić
Prisca
Slavko Sobin
Maximian
Marko Cindrić
Carinus
Krešimir Mikić
Lucius Flavius
Marinko Prga
Retired war veteran
Dragan Despot
Proculus
Anja Šovagović-Despot
Acting
Jerko Marčić
Acting
Robert Kurbaša
Acting
Nikola Baće
Acting
Dušan Bućan
Acting
Nikola Nedić
Acting
Nikša Eldan
Acting
Filip Eldan
Acting
Franjo Kuhar
Acting
Maro Drobnić
Acting
Mladen Badovinac
Narrator (present only in the extended TV cut of the film)
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