Religious Procedure

Research Case: Why did the Roman army psychologically collapse before fighting the enemy directly at the Allia?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why did the Roman army psychologically collapse before fighting the enemy directly at the Allia? This question is not simply about why the Roman army feared the Gauls. Rather, it asks why the Roman army had already lost its reason to believe … Read more

Research Case: Why was the defeat at the Allia not merely a tactical defeat, but a total collapse of recognition, preparation, command, and religious procedure?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 5 1. Question Why was the defeat at the Allia not merely a tactical defeat, but a total collapse of recognition, preparation, command, and religious procedure? This question is not simply about why the Roman army lost at the Allia. Rather, it asks what kind … Read more