KnowraRoman dictatorshipLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Roman dictatorship, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Related 2Narrower topic 4Compared with 5Emergency powersNarrower topic: It is an early model of extraordinary authority limited in principle by time and purpose.Lucius Cornelius SullaNarrower topic: Sulla revived the office and expanded it into a vehicle for indefinite personal rule.Martial lawNarrower topic: This ancient emergency office offers a distant precedent for concentrating power to confront a perceived threat.Lucius Quinctius CincinnatusNarrower topic: Cincinnatus’s celebrated command was an emergency office with a defined temporary purpose.