Research Case: Why did urban reconstruction costs, wall construction, and special taxes give new burdens to the plebeians even though they were for national defense?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 6 1. Question Why did urban reconstruction costs, wall construction, and special taxes give new burdens to the plebeians even though they were for national defense? This question is important for understanding the debt crisis in Livy’s Book 6. For Rome after the Gallic Disaster, … Read more