Research Case: Why Was the Military Failure of a Plebeian Consul Used to Deny the Governing Ability of Plebeians as a Whole?

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, the opening of the consulship to plebeians was followed by a serious military failure. The plebeian consul Lucius Genucius led the war against the Hernici. He fell into an enemy trap, was … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Patricians Continue to Obstruct Plebeian Consuls and Their Elections Even after the First Plebeian Consul Appeared?

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, Lucius Sextius became consul as a plebeian. This was the moment when the political reform associated with the Licinian Sextian laws was no longer only a legal demand. It became an actual … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Patricians Secure the Praetorship and Curule Aedileship in Exchange for Accepting a Plebeian Consul?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 7 1. Question At the beginning of Livy’s Book VII, Lucius Sextius, a plebeian, entered the consulship. This was a major change in the political structure of the Roman Republic. One of Rome’s highest offices was no longer controlled only by the patricians. However, the … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Sharing of Public Office Begin a New Struggle over Governing Authority Instead of Ending the Conflict between Patricians and Plebeians?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 7 1. Question At the beginning of Livy’s Book VII, an important political change took place in the Roman Republic. Lucius Sextius, a plebeian, became consul. One of the highest offices of the Republic was no longer reserved only for patricians. At first sight, this … Read more

Research Case: Is It Correct to Say That Conflict Does Not Stop Unless Patricians Limit Their Power and Plebeians Place Some Constraint on Their Liberty?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Is it correct to say that conflict does not stop unless patricians place some limits on their power and plebeians place some constraints on their liberty? This question examines the conflict between patricians and plebeians in Livy’s History of Rome from … Read more

Research Case: Why Could the Anger of the Plebeians Not Be Restrained When Powerful Patricians Joined Together and Acted Unjustly?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why could the anger of the plebeians not be restrained when powerful patricians joined together and acted unjustly? This question examines the collapse of trust in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. The main issue is the process … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Patricians Become Polite toward the Plebeians after the Case of Kaeso?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the patricians become polite toward the plebeians after the case of Kaeso? This question examines why young patricians in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, stopped using open violence against the plebeians and began to approach … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Plebeians See the Patricians as Enemies?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the plebeians see the patricians as enemies? This question examines why the plebeians in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, came to hold strong distrust and hostility toward the patricians. The reason was not simple class … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Internal Conflict between Patricians and Plebeians Constantly Destabilize the Roman OS?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the internal conflict between patricians and plebeians constantly destabilize the Roman OS? This question examines why the conflict between patricians and plebeians in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, did not remain a simple political dispute, … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Land Problem Deepen the Conflict between Patricians and Plebeians?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the land problem deepen the conflict between patricians and plebeians? This question examines why the land problem in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, did not remain a simple economic policy issue, but became a structural … Read more