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>came from a humble family
>became emperor and ended the crisis of the third century
>won many wars
>became depressed after seeing the degeneracy of rome
>retired to a cabbage farm
>refused to become emperor years later
>died of suicide
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>>became depressed after seeing the degeneracy of rome
No he didn't.
>>retired to a cabbage farm
That's apocryphal. He abdicated to ensure the succession went smoothly. He was still in control of armies even in his retirement.
>>refused to become emperor years later
He did return to power for a while because the succession did not go to plan, he essentially cleaned the house and gave the thumbs up to Maxentius and Constantine to try to make it somewhat legitimate and again abdicated
>died of suicide
He died of ass cancer