Horatius

Research Case: Why did Valerius and Horatius warn that people who hated cruelty were about to become cruel?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 However, after tyranny was overthrown, another danger remained. The injured side could expand punishment without limit in the name of justice. The injured side could treat the enemy not through individual responsibility, but as a collective enemy. The injured side could lose the end … Read more

Research Case: Why could Rome, although militarily inferior, draw peace from Porsenna through will to resist, personal courage, and diplomatic faith?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why could Rome, although militarily inferior, draw peace from Porsenna through will to resist, personal courage, and diplomatic faith? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, Rome had just expelled the kings and created the early Republic. Soon after … Read more