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it depends on the era but at one point it was julius casear and after him it was augustus caesar
It depends of the periods. During the monarchy (853-509 BC) it was the king, during the republic (509 BC-27 BC) it was two annualy elected consuls, during the principate (27 BC-285 BC) it was princeps and during the dominate (285-476 AD) it was the dominus.
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Francontrol of the Roman Empire depends on what time you mean. During the republican form of government control was in the hands of the consuls and the senate; during the principate, control was in the hands of the emperor
As a Republic, the highest ranking official in ancient Rome was the Consul - under normal circumstances, two consuls would be elected each year, who had supreme power over both civil and military matters, although each consul had the power to veto the other's decisions.
In times of emergency one of the consuls would be appointed as Dictator, who would hold supreme power for 6 months. The most notable such Dictator was Gaius Julius Caesar, who for a time acted as a perpetual dictator up to his assassination. His successor, Octavian, became the first Emperor of Rome.
After transitioning into an Empire, the most powerful person was of course the Emperor, although it should be noted that there were in fact four emperors in the later days of the Roman Empire after it was realized that the Empire had become too large for one man alone to control it.
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The Byzantine empire was the Roman empire, merely its eastern counterpart.
Which of the following groups took control of Roman lands as the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
Mongols
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Why was the fall of the Roman Empire not a complete fall?
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