External Threat

Research Case: Why Did Private Conflicts Inside the City Expand into a National Crisis That Invited External Enemies?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did private conflicts inside the city expand into a national crisis that invited external enemies? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, conflicts inside the city do not remain local clashes between private persons.Issues such as intermarriage … Read more

Research Case: Why Did External Threats Unite Rome and Also Intensify Internal Political Conflict?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did external threats become both a force that united Rome and a device that intensified internal political conflict? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, external threats appear again and again. Veii, Fidenae, the Volsci, the Aequi, … Read more