Expulsion of Kingship

Research Case: Why Did the New Regime Fear the Symbolic Power of Names and Bloodlines More than Personal Merit?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did the new regime fear the symbolic power of names and bloodlines connected to the old kingship more than personal merit? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. One important point … Read more

Research Case: Why Must a New Regime Deal with the People, Names, Property, and Rituals of the Old Regime?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why must a new regime deal with the people, names, property, and rituals of the old regime in order to become stable? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and forms the Republic. However, the establishment of a … Read more