diocletian came to antioch, where the official version of events was made clear: galerius was to take the blame. in antioch, diocletian forced galerius to walk a mile in advance of his imperial cart while still clad in the purple robes of an emperor.p17p292/3 the message was clear: the loss at carrhae was not due to the failings of the empire's soldiers, but due to the failings of their commander, and galerius' failures would not be accepted.