Research Case: Why Was the Tribune of the Plebs Needed as a Device to Connect Plebeian Discontent to Institutional Negotiation Inside the State?
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why was the Tribune of the Plebs needed as a device to connect plebeian discontent not to rebellion outside the state, but to institutional negotiation inside the state? Livy’s History of Rome, Book II describes how the conflict between patricians and plebeians … Read more