Consulship

Research Case: What Effect Did the Two Consuls Have as a Mutual-Checking Mechanism against Concentration of Authority?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question In OS Organizational Design Theory, what effect did the two consuls have as a mutual-checking mechanism against the concentration of authority? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and develops the institutions of the Republic. One of the … Read more

Research Case: Why Must a Free Republic Control Authority Itself, Instead of Expecting Good Rulers?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why must a free republic control authority itself through terms of office, multiple consuls, and the right of appeal, instead of expecting good rulers? Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2 describes how Rome expelled the kings and formed the Republic. However, the … Read more