Research Case: How Did Rome Survive Political Conflict, Debt Crisis, Alliance Expansion, and Military Mutiny and Still Build the Capacity for Larger Wars?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 7 1. Question Livy’s Book VII does not describe a stable Roman Republic. Rome faced political conflict between the nobles and the common people over access to the highest magistracies. The common people also suffered from serious debt. At the same time, Rome expanded its … Read more

Research Case: Why Are Military Burden, Property, and Political Participation Integrated in the Servian Organization?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why do military burden, property, and political participation become integrated in the Servian organization? 2. Abstract In the Servian organization, military burden, property, and political participation become integrated because the state OS had to reorganize an expanded population not as a mere … Read more