A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 7 1. Question In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book VII, Rome initially refused Capua’s request for military aid because Rome already had a prior relationship of friendship and alliance with the Samnites. Capua then surrendered: into the power and good faith of … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why were the Faliscans moved by the fairness of Camillus and voluntarily surrendered to Rome? This question is not only about a moving story in which Camillus acted nobly and the Faliscans were impressed.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did the good faith of Camillus have more power than military victory to connect the enemy to the Roman order? This question is not only about whether Camillus was a noble person.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 5, … 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
1. Core Question Is Machiavelli’s proposition — “forced promises do not need to be kept” — really correct? 2. Abstract In Chapter 42 of Book III of Discourses, Machiavelli presents the proposition that forced promises do not need to be kept.However, a promise is not merely a spoken statement. It is the visible form of … Read more
