A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did the dedication of one tenth of the spoils become both a religious duty and a cause of stronger resentment among the plebeians? This question is not only about the religious act of offering something to the gods.In Livy’s History of … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did Rome suffer more from domestic conflict over recruitment, war tax, and long-term military service than from foreign enemies? This question is not only about internal conflict in Rome.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 5, the Veii War … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did the collection of war tax become both a military finance issue and a cause of class conflict? This question is not only about taxation.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 5, Rome had moved into a long-term war … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why was soldiers’ pay seen both as relief for the plebeians and as a device for controlling them? This question is not only about military finance.In Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 5, soldiers’ pay appears as a necessary system … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Cincinnatus accuse the tribunes of trying to create a fatherland only for the plebeians? The tribunes were an important institution in the Roman Republic. They protected the plebeians.They checked the power of patricians and public officials.They protected the body and … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question How did the plebeians view the appointment of Quinctius as dictator? The dictator was an emergency authority in the Roman Republic. When Rome faced an external enemy or a military emergency, the normal republican operating system could be too slow. In such … Read more
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
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
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
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
