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"OG" ? this is him I guess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla but I do not get that "OG" :)

• throwaway894345 4y ago
  Today “dictator” is sort of just a synonym for “despot”, but it was an official position in the old Roman Republic—it was a six month post that the Senate would assign to someone during desperate times, giving them essentially absolute power for their term; however, it was seldom used. Sulla marched an army into Rome and insisted the Senate make him dictator indefinitely.
  • oriettaxx 4y ago
    ah, thanks (you forgot to tell us the meaning of OG :) maybe https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/og/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/og/ ?
    • throwaway894345 4y ago
      Hah, yes, that's the right definition. I didn't understand that you were asking about "OG". Essentially it just means "original".
  • toyg 4y ago
    > however, it was seldom used It was actually used very frequently for about 300 years, as you can see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_dictators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_dictators . It was, however, a relatively weaker position, and mostly focused on dealing with external threats that required urgency in logistical and military choices. The modern definition really comes from Sulla and later Caesar, who resuscitated the practice after several generations of disuse, and took it to the extreme.
    • throwaway894345 4y ago
      Yes, thanks for the correction. I guess instead of "seldom used", I should have said "it hadn't been used for a long time when Sulla brought it back".