Concept

Caesarism

Overview

In political science, the term Caesarism identifies and describes an authoritarian, populist, and autocratic form of politics inspired by Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome, from 49 BC to 44 BC.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Caesarism

• Oswald Spengler

Related ideas

• Italy
• Julius Caesar
• Malta
• Labour Party (UK)
• Benito Mussolini
• Max Weber
• Populism
• Authoritarianism
• Oswald Spengler
• Roman Republic
• Conservative Party (UK)
• Venezuela
• Benjamin Disraeli
• Donald Trump
• Oxford University Press
• Italian fascism
• Antonio Gramsci
• Absolute monarchy

Place in the tradition

Part of Conservatism.

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