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Ancient Roman dictators

  • Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar entered the world on 12 or the 13th of July 100 BC into a family claiming ancient divine lineage. His clan traced its roots to Julus, son…
  • Roman dictatorThe Roman Republic began in 509 BC after the expulsion of its kings. Yet within years, a new office emerged to handle crises that two consuls could not…
  • SullaLucius Cornelius Sulla Felix was born in Rome around 138 BC into a branch of the patrician gens Cornelia that had fallen to poverty.
  • Marcus Furius CamillusThe name Marcus Furius Camillus appears in the Etruscan François Tomb, built near Vulci around 350 BC. One painting there shows a figure named Gneve…