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Roman dictator
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emergency magistrate of the Roman Republic, whose action are not subject to a veto
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Roman magistrate
- Country
- Ancient Rome
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- Commons category
- Roman dictators
- topic's main category
- Category:Ancient Roman dictators
- has list
- list of Roman dictators
- applies to jurisdiction
- Ancient Rome
- time period
- Roman Republic
- has characteristic
- imperium
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- native label
- dictator
- inception
- 0501-00-00
- female form of label
- réimesch Diktatorin
- male form of label
- réimeschen Diktator
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Encyclopedic overview
Denarius of Publius Sepullius Macer, 44 BC, with the head of Julius Caesar on the obverse. The legend mentions that Caesar was dictator perpetuo.
Senate
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