A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did even a founding state need not only the power of the king, but also an upper-level approval mechanism that complemented it? 2. Abstract Even a founding state needed not only the power of the king, but also an upper-level approval … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is the greatest value of kingship not the power to command itself, but the power to give a community a form that holds it together? 2. Abstract The greatest value of kingship lies not in the power to command itself, but … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does a ruler who neglects ritual damage order in the long run even if he achieves military success? 2. Abstract A ruler who neglects ritual damages order in the long run even if he achieves military success because military victory itself … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did ritual become a device that converted state violence into order, rather than remaining a mere religious act? 2. Abstract Ritual became a device that converted state violence into order, rather than remaining a mere religious act, because in an ancient … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did larger decisions such as war and founding require legitimation through ritual and omens? 2. Abstract Larger decisions such as war and founding required legitimation through ritual and omens because they were high-risk and irreversible judgments that could suddenly change the … Read more
