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So we know that the purpose behind Sulla's appointment and assumption of the dictatorship in 80 BCE was to diminish the popular power of the Tribunes and at the same time constitutionally uplift the power of the Senate.
However, what if he took a different step, betraying his Senatorial allies in tow, and instead tried to declare himself King (or the closest Roman equivalent possible given the sentiments of the time) once the dictatorship was secured?
1. Given his elder-statemen-like mastery over the politics of Rome (compared to say Caeser), do you see him getting assassinated in the same way?
2. If he his indeed successful in establishing dynastic governance in Rome in 80-90 BCE, what effects might we see for Rome in the short and long term?