Autocracy
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Autocracy is a form of government in which absolute power is held by one person, known as an autocrat. It includes both absolute monarchies and dictatorships, while it is contrasted with democracy and
The coronation of Louis XVI of France (Gabriel François Doyen, 1775)
The Russian Revolution led to the replacement of the autocratic Russian Empire with the autocratic Soviet Union.
Julius Caesar (engraved c. 1587 – c. 1589)
Members of the Nazi Party salute Adolf Hitler in 1940.
Roman Empire
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The Roman Empire was a state that dominated the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa during the classical period. The Roman Republic had previously conquered most of these
Autocracy
…eventually subverted by Julius Caesar when he became dictator for life in 44 BCE, ending the Roman Republic and ushering the creation of the autocratic Roman Empire. Several early military autocracies formed in East Asia during the post-classical era. These include the rule of the Goguryeo kingdom by Yŏn Kaesomun…
Augustus of Prima Porta
Nerva (r. 96–98)
Trajan (r. 98–117)
Hadrian (r. 117–138)