Às origens da ditadura: testemunhos dos documentos sacerdotais sobre alguns aspectos jurídico-religiosos do Dictator

In order to enrich the juridical-religious framework inherent to the original
characteristics of the dictatorship in ancient Rome, the analysis of the fragments taken
from the priestly documents arrived through the testimonies of ancient authors is of
fundamental importance, with particular attention to those coming from the libri
augurum. From the testimonies of Cicero and Livy, who transcribe passages taken from
the libri augurum which report the information of an ancestral time of the dictatorship,
it appears clear that the nomination of the dictator represented a very important event
for the rhythms of life of the ancient city, inevitably affecting also towards the more
strictly religious aspects of the civitas, with an active involvement of the priestly
colleges, and in a more specific way of that of the augurs.