Examples of dictator in the following topics:
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Julius Caesar
- Julius Caesar was a Late Republic statesman and general who waged civil war against the Roman Senate, defeating many patrician conservatives before he declared himself dictator.
- He centralized the bureaucracy of the Republic and eventually proclaimed himself "dictator in perpetuity".
- It is important to note that Caesar did not declare himself rex, king, but instead, claimed the title of dictator.
- Contrary to the negative connotations that the modern use of the word evokes, the Roman dictator was appointed by the Senate during times of emergency as a unilateral decision-maker who could act more quickly than the usual bureaucratic processes of the Republican government would allow.
- Upon bringing the Roman state out of trouble, the dictator would then resign and restore power back to the Senate.
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Structure of the Republic
- Senators were usually appointed by Roman censors, but during times of military emergency, such as the civil wars of the first century BCE, this practice became less prevalent, and the Roman dictator, triumvir, or the senate itself would select its members.
- In times of military emergency, a dictator would be appointed for a term of six months.
- The constitutional government would be dissolved, and the dictator would be the absolute master of the state.
- Each magistrate was vested with a degree of power, and the dictator, when there was one, had the highest level of power.
- Below the dictator was the censor (when they existed), the consuls, the highest ranking ordinary magistrates.
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Cromwell and the Roundheads
- Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the British Isles, considered a regicidal dictator, a military dictator, and a hero of liberty.
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The English Protectorate
- Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the British Isles, considered a regicidal dictator or a military dictator by some and a hero of liberty by others.
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Etruscan Religion
- It does not dictate what laws shall be made or how humans are to behave, but instead elaborates rules for how to ask the gods these questions and receive their answers.
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Athens
- In 514 BCE, the dictator Hippias established stability and prosperity with his rule of Athens but remained very unpopular as a ruler.
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Roman Society Under the Republic
- In order to end the plebeian secession, a dictator, Quintus Hortensius, was appointed.
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Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Sharia dictated that women should cover themselves with a veil.
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Europe's Early Trade Links
- Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, dictated an account of journeys throughout Asia from 1271 to 1295.
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Founding of the Roman Empire
- Following their victory against Brutus at Phillipi, the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators.