A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the soldiers fight for free Rome, not for the state as a form? This question examines a key point in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. Under the tyranny of the decemvirate, the Roman army lost … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the soldiers lose their will to fight under the command of the decemvirs? This question examines why the tyranny of the decemvirate appeared as a decline in the fighting spirit of the Roman army in Livy’s History of Rome … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 ting spirit. After the decemvirs resigned, the tribunes were restored, the right of appeal returned, plebeian resolutions were strengthened, and further revenge was restrained. Then the Roman army recovered its ability to fight. This change cannot be explained only by military technique. This article … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Is it good or bad when the Senate, as the approval function of the state, is pressured by the number of the people? This question examines a critical scene in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. After the … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did it become a major legal issue whether plebeian resolutions could bind patricians? This question examines the meaning of plebeian resolutions in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. After the fall of the decemvirate, Rome strengthened three … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the Valerio-Horatian Laws become the institutional foundation for the recovery of liberty? This question examines the meaning of the Valerio-Horatian Laws in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. After the fall of the decemvirate, Rome did … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the Senate accept the resignation of the decemvirs and the election of the tribunes of the plebs? This question examines a critical moment in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. At first, the decemvirate was created … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did the secession to the Sacred Mount function as a self repair device of the Roman OS? This question examines the secession of the army and the plebeians in Livy’s Book 3 not as a simple revolt or flight, but as … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Rome not move into a chain of revenge after overthrowing tyranny? This question examines why Rome, after the fall of the Decemvirate in Livy’s Book 3, did not move into simple revenge, but returned to the redesign of the republican … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could the Roman OS repair itself after the tyranny of the Decemvirate? This question examines the whole structure of Livy’s Book 3. Rome created the Decemvirate in order to write down the laws. However, this reform institution became tyrannical under the … Read more
