A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why should the defection of allied cities and colonial cities be treated as damage to the Roman diplomatic OS? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, surrounding cities such as Fidenae, Ardea, and Labici are described not as … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question What helped Rome besides luck during the crisis of state collapse caused by plague? In Livy’s Book 3, Rome falls into a serious crisis caused by plague. The plague was not only a health problem. The consuls and leading citizens became ill.The … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did the Romans try to repay the debt they owed to the Tusculans after the occupation of the Capitol? The reason was not simple gratitude. Gratitude was important. But the rescue of Tusculum in Livy’s Book 3 had a deeper institutional … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Rome send reinforcements to its allies? At first glance, sending reinforcements to allies looks like a matter of friendship, duty, good faith, or honor. These elements are important. But for Rome, helping its allies was not only an act of … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did Rome form diplomatic credibility through hospitality toward enemy soldiers and the return of hostages, not only through military victory? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, Rome had just expelled the kings and created the early Republic. … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why must a state watch internal dissatisfied groups, supporters of the old regime, and people who lost privileges before it watches external enemies? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. At the … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is marriage in an ancient state not a family matter, but a political technology that reorganizes kingship and the structure of rule? 2. Abstract In an ancient state, marriage is not merely a family matter.It is a political technology that reorganizes … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does the growth of Rome depend more on whom it integrates after conquest than on conquest itself? 2. Abstract The growth of Rome depends more on whom it integrates after conquest than on conquest itself because conquest is only the temporary … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why do treaties, peace agreements, and truce periods show the maturity of a state more than victory or defeat? 2. Abstract Treaties, peace agreements, and truce periods show the maturity of a state more than victory or defeat because they are not … Read more
