ACOUP - The Roman Dictatorship: How Did It Work? Did It Work?

In this ACOUP Senate post, Bret provides an overview of the Roman dictator. How did the position of dictator work and what did that word even mean to the Romans using it? Particularly, Bret examines how what “dictator” meant changed from its older, much more stable use in the early republic, to its much more destructive, lawless use at the end of the republic.

 

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0:00 - The Roman Dictatorship

1:50 - Two Institutions

9:47 - How Did the Customary Dictatorship Work?

26:13 - Did the Customary Dictatorship Work?

31:04 - How Did the Irregular Dictatorship Work?

42:32 - Did the Irregular Dictatorship Work?

54:44 - Credits