A detailed examination of the processes which transformed Rome's aristocratic republic into a monarchy. Hatscher explores the change in the style of ruling that was apparent at the end of the republic. Charismatic individuals, such as Sulla and Caesar, paved the way for the monarchy and, Hatscher argues, are models of modern charismatic rulers. Hatscher explores the organisation and hierarchy of power and its followers. This is also a study of Max Weber's interpretation of Herrschaftssoziologie', th origins of his methodology and his view of the individual exponents of power who so dominated this transitional period of Rome's history. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography. German text.