We can gain more insight on our modern problem by turning to ancient Rome for a ... to the Senate’s ire. The Senate blamed him for a riot that started in Rome, sending assassins after him.

“The Senate and Roman People” or “The Senate ... used “SPQR” to invoke comparisons between the glories of ancient Rome and his own regime, as part of a vision for what he called the ...

While modern scholars discount some of the accounts of ancient Roman historians ... and religious leaders. A senate acted as an advisory council. The king chose its members, who became known ...

Only he, Sulla thought, could save Rome. Appian, another ancient historian ... Sulla was declared dictator by a compliant Senate he filled with lackeys. A law was passed granting him immunity ...