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Diocletian Roman Emperor – A Better Head of State T-Shirt

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Roman Emperor Diocletian did something remarkable in AD 305: he voluntarily retired.

He withdrew to his palace near Salona, in present-day Croatia. Later tradition associates his refusal to return to imperial politics with the cabbages he preferred growing.

This design replaces the emperor’s head with a particularly impressive cabbage, giving an ancient retirement story the portrait it deserves.

A better head of state. Diocletian would perhaps have approved.

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  • Solid colors are 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
  • Ash color is 99% combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
  • Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
  • Athletic and Black Heather are 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
  • Heather Prism colors are 99% combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
  • Lightweight fabric (4.2 oz) 
  • Regular fit
  • Unisex sizing

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