Why did Diocletian divide the empire into two sections?

AThe Senate did not want him to have too much power.
BHe thought that dividing the empire would make it easier to rule.
CHe wanted to give the Christian minority a region of their own.
DLaws for one part of the empire did not work well in the other part..

Verified Answer :

Diocletian divided the empire into two sections because he thought that dividing the empire would make it easier to rule. Diocletian is the reason the Roman empire survived. The correct answer is B.

Answer: B. He thought that dividing the empire would make it easier to rule.

Diocletian was responsible for ending the Crisis of the Third Century. He divided the empire, and made himself the emperor of the Eastern Empire, while Maximian reigned in the Western Empire. He eventually appointed another two "junior" emperors. By dividing power in this way, he hoped the empire would be easier to manage. He also established the largest and most bureaucratic of Roman governments.