Faction OS

Research Case: Why can an assembly formed by excluding a specific class reflect plebeian will in the short term, but weaken its authority to represent the whole state in the long term?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why can an assembly formed by excluding a specific class reflect plebeian will in the short term, but weaken its authority to represent the whole state in the long term? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, the conflict … Read more

Research Case: Why are politicians who call for plebeian relief easily suspected by the ruling class of seeking kingship or tyranny?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why are politicians who call for plebeian relief easily suspected by the ruling class of seeking kingship or tyranny? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, Rome does not become stable simply by expelling the kings. After the fall … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Political Agitation Easily Connect with Personal Ambition and Power Struggle while Pretending to Defend Freedom?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why does political agitation easily connect with personal ambition and power struggle while pretending to defend freedom? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. In early Republican Rome, “freedom” was one of … Read more