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The early Romans had some good success with temporary emergency dictatorships to cut through the deadlock in times of emergency. This didn't really stop working

by TrevorJ 14y ago

The early Romans had some good success with temporary emergency dictatorships to cut through the deadlock in times of emergency. This didn't really stop working for them till they faced the threat of Hannibal, and appointed Fabius Maximus who spent a few years studiously avoiding direct conflict with Hannibal, and the Senate got impatient and wrested back control.

philwelch 14y ago
There was also that one guy, Julius something, who didn't want to give back control ;)
- kristianc 14y ago
  I don't see what that has to do with the democratic peace, which is about nations propensity to declare war on each other.
  - jinlking 14y ago
    ok
  - philwelch 14y ago
    I was commenting on the Roman practice of appointing a dictator. See my direct response to you for some thoughts on the democratic peace theory.
- acheron 14y ago
  Well, it started with Sulla first; that's where Caesar learned it from.