The Role Of Dictatores In Julius Caesar
The Act of the Liberatores
In 49 BC Julius Caesar became Dictator and concentrated all the powers in his hands. In this case, we are to take into consideration that Dictator was an administrative post in Rome republic. Dictator was assigned for a one year term under the decision of Senate. The grounds for such decision could be internal disorders, political instability or military incursion into territories of Republic. After such conditions deceased, Dictator’s powers determined.
Each year the powers of Julius Caesar as Dictator had been prolonged in view of Civil war. But in 46 BC there were not any grounds to extend the powers of Dictator. Still Caesar backing proclaimed him as Dictator and prolonged his powers for 10 years. Since Caesar was …show more content…
In that time roman society maintained an idea that the harmony of aristocracy, democracy and monarchy are the perfect model of state order, the power concentrated in one hands is breach of such harmony, and the worst of state order forms — tyranny. But being a good strategist, Caesar understood how to gain the love of the people, he paid a good salary to his soldiers and passed laws, which helped poor people, some of those even protected from the abusive actions of officials. Such behavior met objections from the Senate, but Caesar acted the way he wanted (Getlen).
All this resulted in that Rome republic continued to exist only formally. Caesar narrowed the powers of Senate and, in fact, all power was concentrated in hands of one person, who leaned on the army of followers. A part of his backing believed that “conquering hero was becoming more of a divine figure than a ruler which was in stark contrast to many traditional Roman beliefs” (Wasson). Wasson, describing the assassination of Julius Caesar stated that there was a “growing sense of animosity, questioning why the Senate allowed what appeared to them as blasphemy” (Wasson).
Assessment of the
In 49 BC Julius Caesar became Dictator and concentrated all the powers in his hands. In this case, we are to take into consideration that Dictator was an administrative post in Rome republic. Dictator was assigned for a one year term under the decision of Senate. The grounds for such decision could be internal disorders, political instability or military incursion into territories of Republic. After such conditions deceased, Dictator’s powers determined.
Each year the powers of Julius Caesar as Dictator had been prolonged in view of Civil war. But in 46 BC there were not any grounds to extend the powers of Dictator. Still Caesar backing proclaimed him as Dictator and prolonged his powers for 10 years. Since Caesar was …show more content…
In that time roman society maintained an idea that the harmony of aristocracy, democracy and monarchy are the perfect model of state order, the power concentrated in one hands is breach of such harmony, and the worst of state order forms — tyranny. But being a good strategist, Caesar understood how to gain the love of the people, he paid a good salary to his soldiers and passed laws, which helped poor people, some of those even protected from the abusive actions of officials. Such behavior met objections from the Senate, but Caesar acted the way he wanted (Getlen).
All this resulted in that Rome republic continued to exist only formally. Caesar narrowed the powers of Senate and, in fact, all power was concentrated in hands of one person, who leaned on the army of followers. A part of his backing believed that “conquering hero was becoming more of a divine figure than a ruler which was in stark contrast to many traditional Roman beliefs” (Wasson). Wasson, describing the assassination of Julius Caesar stated that there was a “growing sense of animosity, questioning why the Senate allowed what appeared to them as blasphemy” (Wasson).
Assessment of the