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The Roman Dictator: Emergency Power That Saved the Republic
In this episode of The Story of Italy, Lucas and Luna explore the Roman dictatorship — a temporary grant of absolute power meant to save the Republic in times of crisis. They discuss how the office worked, who could become dictator, and why it was so carefully limited in duration and scope. Lucas walks through famous dictators like Cincinnatus, who famously returned to his farm after sixteen days, and the lesser-known but brilliant Aulus Atilius Calatinus, the first dictator to lead an army outside Italy. They also cover the dictator's second-in-command, the magister equitum, and the…
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