A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did giving the king’s property to the plebeians for plunder, instead of putting it into the treasury, become a political process that cut off the psychological path back to kingship? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why does the old ruling class seek restoration through victim consciousness and legitimacy, instead of reflecting on its own tyranny? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. At the same time, the … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did the new regime fear the symbolic power of names and bloodlines connected to the old kingship more than personal merit? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. One important point … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why must a new regime deal with the people, names, property, and rituals of the old regime in order to become stable? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and forms the Republic. However, the establishment of a … Read more
