{"id":3591,"date":"2023-03-26T03:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T02:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnancientrome.com\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2023-03-26T03:04:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T02:04:21","slug":"was-ancient-rome-an-autocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnancientrome.com\/was-ancient-rome-an-autocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ancient rome an autocracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most historians would say that ancient Rome was an autocracy, meaning that one person had complete control over the government. The Roman emperor was the absolute ruler and owned all the land, making him the wealthiest person in the empire. He had complete control over the military and the courts, and could make any laws he wanted. The emperor was also the head of the Roman religion, which gave him even more power over the people.<\/p>\n

No, ancient Rome was not an autocracy.<\/p>\n

What type of government was Ancient Rome? <\/h2>\n

The Roman Republic was a model of government that was copied by many countries for centuries. The United States government is based partly on the Roman Republic. The ladder to political power in the Roman Senate was different for the wealthy patricians than for the lower-class plebeians.<\/p>\n

The emperor was the head of the state religion, but at the time the government did not run by religious law. In fact, the Roman Republic set a standard for secular laws that remains the core of our concept of secular law to this day.<\/p>\n

What type of leadership did Ancient Rome have <\/h3>\n