dictator
either an archon or dictator
Dictator
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.
The last etruscan ruler was tarquinius superbus
In ancient times, but it is equally true in all ages, a ruler who governs completely and also oppressively is properly described as a dictator or tyrant. While tyrants may differ from each other in particular ways (governmental and otherwise), all are similar in wielding total control of society and in making decisions based not on the good of the whole but by whim, irrationally, or simply for the sake of their own pleasure or security.
The roman government was a republic. Republics are where the citizens chose their leaders. To be a citizen you had to own land. In eariler times it was a monarcy. There was a dictater- a ruler with absolute power. A monarcy is where there is one leader. For more info you can go on www.Google.com
The Latin term for king is rex. The term Roman emperors has been coined by historians. The Romans did not use it. They said princeps of called them by the titles Caesar and Augustus.
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.
The absolute first ruler of Rome was Romulus
The King of Saudi Arabia today is an absolute ruler.
A ruler who has absolute power can be called a dictator or despot.
An absolute ruler in the empire under the republic form of government was a dictator. Under the principate the "emperor"was the absolute ruler at all times.
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Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.Julius Caesar made himself absolute ruler of Rome by winning a civil war.
An absolute ruler is a ruler that has unlimited power over their country.
In Caesar's time, a ruler who was given absolute power was called a dictator.
Czar
It was complicated situation. There was a Roman Governate, which meant that there was a Roman Governor who wielded absolute power in the province of Iudea. However, the Romans allowed for King Herod to rule on a more local level as a subordinate autonomous ruler. Herod was also an absolute ruler save for the Roman authority to overrule him.
The Romans considered Jupiter the ruler of te heavens. Jupiter was the Romans name for the Greek god Zeus.