Research Case: Why Is It More Stable to Bring Public Dissatisfaction Back into Order through Persuasion Concession and Institutionalization than through Forceful Suppression?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why is it more stable to bring public dissatisfaction back into order through persuasion, concession, and institutionalization than through forceful suppression? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, the conflict between the patricians and the plebeians deepens in early Republican Rome. The … Read more

Research Case: Why Did Rome Return to Internal Conflict over Debt Military Service and Land after the External Enemy Disappeared?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did Rome return to internal conflict over debt, military service, and land after the external enemy disappeared? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and forms the Republic. After that, Rome repeatedly faces external invasions and internal … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Senate Maintain Trust through Life Support and Burden Adjustment Instead of Oppressing the Plebeians during an External Invasion?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did the Senate maintain trust in the state through life support and burden adjustment instead of oppressing the plebeians during an external invasion? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. Soon … Read more