Research Case: Why Is the Greatest Value of Kingship Not the Power to Command, but the Power to Give a Community a Form That Holds It Together?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is the greatest value of kingship not the power to command itself, but the power to give a community a form that holds it together? 2. Abstract The greatest value of kingship lies not in the power to command itself, but … Read more

Research Case: Why Can Strong Kingship, Necessary in the Founding Phase, Turn into Danger in the Mature Phase?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can the strong kingship needed in the founding phase turn into danger in the mature phase? 2. Abstract The strong kingship needed in the founding phase can turn into danger in the mature phase because, in an early community, the minimum … Read more