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Granting friends semi-emperor status, increase number of tax offices, decrease size and increase number of legions - I see a pattern of corruption with semi-unintended positive effects (conqueror institutionalisation/remuneration, securing of tax flow, more agile military)
Banning inflation is ridiculous (Edict on Maximum Prices), but standard prices might have helped armament (at the cost of empoverishment).
Christian persecution was strategically understandable, but tactically done extremely bad. To win a cultural war against religions, you need to win "hearts and minds" as well, ie display an alternative or dissolution of its functional need. Tetrarchy? Yeah, no. You can do better.
Overall, standard issue autocrat with ambition and most importantly luck.
"Hmm, are you saying we need MORE Emperors? I like the cut of this man's jib!"
...and I thought inflation was his thing...