Military Tribunes

Research Case: Why did Rome not punish the three men of the Fabii, but instead elect them as military tribunes with consular power?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did Rome not punish the three men of the Fabii, but instead elect them as military tribunes with consular power? This question is not simply about why Rome made a bad decision. Rather, it asks why Rome, at the moment when … Read more

Research Case: Why did conflict among military tribunes increase the risk of command failure in the long-term war OS?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did conflict among military tribunes increase the risk of command failure in the long-term war OS? This question is not only about personal discord among commanders.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 5, the Veii War was the moment … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Roman Republic Keep Adding New Institutions such as Censors, Military Tribunes with Consular Power, and Dictators, While Still Fearing the Concentration and Long Duration of Power?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did the Roman Republic keep adding new institutions such as censors, military tribunes with consular power, and dictators, while still fearing the concentration and long duration of power? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Rome has … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the System of Military Tribunes with Consular Power Not Immediately Produce Real Transfer of Power, Even Though It Was a Compromise for Opening Public Office?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did the system of military tribunes with consular power not immediately produce real transfer of power, even though it was a compromise for opening public office? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, the common people demand … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Veto of the Tribune of the Plebs Become Both a Protection Device for the Common People and an Input Blocking Device That Could Stop the State OS?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did the veto of the tribune of the plebs become both a protection device for the common people and an input blocking device that could stop the state OS? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, the … Read more

Research Case: Why Did External Threats Unite Rome and Also Intensify Internal Political Conflict?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did external threats become both a force that united Rome and a device that intensified internal political conflict? In Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, external threats appear again and again. Veii, Fidenae, the Volsci, the Aequi, … Read more

Research Case: Why Did Class Boundary, Intermarriage, and Religious Legitimacy Become the Question of Who Could Participate in the Roman OS?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 4 1. Question Why did class boundary, intermarriage, and religious legitimacy become the question of who could participate in the Roman OS? At the beginning of Book 4 of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Rome faces a conflict over intermarriage between nobles and … Read more