Power Control

Research Case: How Can We Judge Whether Emergency Power Is a Legitimate Crisis Response or an Exercise of Power for Class Interests?

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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 dictatorship appears in very different situations. In some cases, emergency authority helped Rome respond to serious crises: In other cases, the same type of extraordinary authority was used in ways that … Read more

Research Case: Why Could the Tribunes of the Plebs Restrain a Dictator Who Used Emergency Power beyond Its Original Purpose?

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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 Manlius was appointed dictator for a limited religious purpose: to perform the nail driving ritual during a plague. However, after completing the ritual, Manlius moved beyond that mission. He began preparing … 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