“But he declared himself emperor, didn’t he?”
No, he was elected dictator by the senate, among other titles. Augustus was the first emperor.
Ah! Thank you for that information. Still, I don’t think Trump has been elected dictator by the Senate, or anybody. and I don’t see a parallel here. If there has been an American Caesar, it must have been FDR. Of course, our republican system survived even him ... I think!