Research Case: Why Does an Institution Rot from the Inside When Personal Ties and Public Order Are Not Distinguished?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does an institution rot from the inside when personal ties and public order are not distinguished? 2. Abstract An institution rots from the inside when personal ties and public order are not distinguished because blood relations, marriage, kinship, factional ties, private … Read more

Research Case: Why Can a House Network Become Both a Foundation Supporting the State and a Route for Privatizing the State?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can a house network become both a foundation supporting the state and a route for privatizing the state? 2. Abstract A house network can become both a foundation supporting the state and a route for privatizing the state because a house … Read more

Research Case: Why Can Jealousy and Affinal Relations Inside the Royal House Destabilize the Core of the State More Than External Enemies?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can jealousy and affinal relations inside the royal house destabilize the core of the state more than external enemies? 2. Abstract Jealousy and affinal relations inside the royal house can destabilize the core of the state more than external enemies because … Read more