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**km2000** · 02-09-2007, 02:57 PM

Monarchy in general just means that one rules, which was the case in Rome from the principate on. Monarchy does not have to be hereditary - there can be other forms. Then it depends how you use "dictatorship" here, a monarchy can be also a dictatorship (doesn't have to be of course).

02-09-2007, 02:57 PM	#4
km2000 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Monarchy in general just means that one rules, which was the case in Rome from the principate on. Monarchy does not have to be hereditary - there can be other forms. Then it depends how you use "dictatorship" here, a monarchy can be also a dictatorship (doesn't have to be of course).
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