They had the senate in charge
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the Dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
In its day the ancient Roman Republic had a type of government that was sophisticated for its time in history. The Romans realized that in times of a crisis, the normal flow of the governments actions in a war, as example, was too slow to meet a serious challenge. They created a system whereby for a short period of time, a person holding dictatorial powers was needed to expedite fighting a war. The term was only a year and the person could be reappointed. The office of Dictator was a supreme ruling office requiring no approvals for vital official appointments or fielding an army for war.
There were times when the senate could not agree upon the methods to use to solve a problem or crises. These occasions were usually in times of war when speedy action had to be taken. The ancient Roman senate consisted of from 600 to 900 men, most of them old, liking to hear their own voices an all of them having the right to speak. The senate could be tied up listening to some old windbags expounding their views rather than taking meaningful action to solve their problem. In order to avoid this delay, a candidate for the dictatorship was proposed and the senate voice voted. The dictator then had six months to resolve the problem. If he were making progress and needed more time, the office could be extended or renewed to give him time to complete his job. The dictatorship(s) of Julius Caesar were exceptions to the common concept of Roman dictatorship.
Since a dictator is not elected by voters they do abuse power and in ancient Rome a person who abused power was assassinated.
The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.
Twenty years of civil war meant many Romans were willing to accept a dictator
The Romans never lived in a dictatorship. The word dictator had a different meaning for the Romans. He was an extraordinary officer of state appointed for a term of six months during an emergency.
If Ceasar had ruled as "dictator for life", the senate would have lost their power; Rome would no longer be a democracy. Furthermore, the last dictator they had before Ceasar was the cruel King Tarquin, who ruled 450 years earlier. The thought of another dictator scared many Romans. =D
A dictator was appointed by the senate in the times of a crises. He had supreme power and was expected to resign his dictatorship as soon as the problem was solved. To us, the best known dictator was Julius Caesar. To the Romans the best known dictator was Cinncinatus in the positive sense, and Sulla in the negative sense.
dictator
The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.The Romans had no branch of government called a dictator. A dictator was a person with unlimited power appointed by the senate under the republican form of government.
Twenty years of civil war meant many Romans were willing to accept a dictator
Twenty years of civil war meant many Romans were willing to accept a dictator
Julius Caesar
I think you mean Dictator. The Romans would appoint a dictator only in times of crisis and when the problem was solved, the Dictator was expected to step down from his office. However, five years was usually the maximum amount of time. that the senate would give out to a Dictator. Julius Caesar was the exception.
Under the republic, the Romans could appoint a dictator in times of emergencies.
The first dictator was appointed in 490BC
The Romans never lived in a dictatorship. The word dictator had a different meaning for the Romans. He was an extraordinary officer of state appointed for a term of six months during an emergency.
The Roman office of dictator was unusual by the fact that it was a delegation of supreme power to one man. The reason that the Romans established the republic in the first place was to avoid rule by a single person and the appointment of a dictator seemed to contradict this principle.
If Ceasar had ruled as "dictator for life", the senate would have lost their power; Rome would no longer be a democracy. Furthermore, the last dictator they had before Ceasar was the cruel King Tarquin, who ruled 450 years earlier. The thought of another dictator scared many Romans. =D
A dictator was appointed by the senate in the times of a crises. He had supreme power and was expected to resign his dictatorship as soon as the problem was solved. To us, the best known dictator was Julius Caesar. To the Romans the best known dictator was Cinncinatus in the positive sense, and Sulla in the negative sense.