> Dictator was appointed by congress in times of crisis. A dictator was appointed by a consul, at the direction of the Senate, with the job of solving a specif

> Dictator was appointed by congress in times of crisis. A dictator was appointed by a consul, at the direction of the Senate, with the job of solving a specific problem. The history of the dictatorship in ancient Rome, before Sulla, is really interesting, and differs quite a bit from the popular understanding: https://acoup.blog/2022/03/18/collections-the-roman-dictatorship-how-did-it-work-did-it-work https://acoup.blog/2022/03/18/collections-the-roman-dictator...