Research Case: Why Did the Authority Granted for the Nail Driving Ritual Expand into Recruitment and War?

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 suffered from a continuing plague. After earlier religious measures failed to end the crisis, the Senate recalled an old precedent and appointed Lucius Manlius as dictator for a specific purpose: to … Read more