Dominate
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The Dominate was a period traditionally used to describe the Roman Empire beginning with the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The term Dominate is now rarely used as an analytical model in modern scholars
Theodor Mommsen (1817—1903)
Roman Senate
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The Roman Senate was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy. With different powers throughout its existence, it lasted from the first days of the city of Rome as the
The "Togatus Barberini", a statue depicting a Roman senator holding the imagines (effigies) of deceased ancestors in his hands. Marble, late 1st century BC. Head, not belonging: mid-1st century BC
The Curia Julia in the Roman Forum, the seat of the imperial Senate
The Palazzo Senatorio, originally built to house the revived Senate during the Roman Commune period