48 BC.
no, senators assassinated ceasar before he had a chance to become a dictator
Julius Caesar had himself appointed dictator for life in 44 BC, one month before his assassination, The was appointed dictator in 49 BC and resigned after 11 days, after he presided over his own election as consul, dictator for an indefinite period in 48 BC and dictator for 10 years in 46 BC.
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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
assassinatedFlavus was the first designated dictator. Dictator was a temporary office created in times of national emergency, when the country was under martial law. Cincinnatus famously was summoned from his plowing and, once the crisis was over, resigned the dictatorship, and returned to his plow. There are over forty dictators listed in Roman archives. However, Julius Caesar is the only one created Dictator in Perpetuus. Following Caesar's assassination, his heir, Octavius, became the Emperor of Rome, known as Caesar Augustus, although his official title was Princeps.
Julius Caesar took control of Rome in 46 BC.
julius Ceasar who ruled Rome
He had two main occupations. He was a General. Then, he was an Emperor. A slight correction here. Julius Caesar was never an emperor (although he tried to act like one). He was a dictator, which was a legal position in ancient Rome.
Julius Caesar took control of Rome in 46 BC.
The only appointed "sole ruler" office was that of Dictator and he was only appointed in times of crisis. Until Julius Caesar, that is. Caesar was appointed Dictator for Life, but his life didn't last too long after that appointment.
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