Compare & Contrast Julius Caesars dictatorship to that of the Rule of the Republic

The entire history of Roman civilization features several significant changes in terms of governance . It started with the Roman monarchy which was later abolished . Then the epoch of the Roman Republic was ushered in . The Romans also experienced dictatorship under the reign of Julius Caesar . The latter two is more prominent in world history than the first one , and it is interesting to compare and contrast the two kinds of rule . So how does the Rule of the Republic differ from Julius Caesar 's dictatorship ? How are they alike

The Roman Republic

is under the governance of the Senate and the assembly (Hooker , 1996 . The power of government is also delegated to different officials . The consuls are those who initiated legislation served as the head of the judiciary and the military , and served as chief priests to the nation (Hooker , 1996 ' There are also proconsuls which unlike consuls , have extended terms . Quaestors , on the other hand , are responsible for the nation 's finances meanwhile , there are also praetors , which is a military-related post . Lastly , there are censors , those who deal with the taxation of citizens

Julius Caesar 's dictatorship is another story . He did nominally use the political structure (McManus , 2001 ' but the practice was different . For instance , instead of being elected , he appointed most officials . The Senate was undermined too , even if he did enlarged it ( Historic Figures ' n .d . According to McManus (2001 , he often simply announced his decisions to the Senate and had them entered on the record as senatorial decrees without debate or vote ' Therefore , unlike in the Republic when power was distributed , the dictatorship gave Julius Caesar monopoly over power

References

BBC (n .d ) Historic Figures . Retrieved December 28 , 2007 , from http /www .bbc .co .uk /history /historic_figures /caesar_julius .shtml

Hooker , R (1996 . Rome : The Roman Republic . Retrieved December 28 2007 , from http /www .wsu .edu dee /ROME /REPUBLIC .HTM

McManus , B (2001 . Julius Caesar : Historical Background . Retrieved December 28 , 2007 , from http /www .vroma .org bmcmanus /caesar .html Compare and Contrast PAGE 2 ...