A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Fabius try to persuade the other tribunes instead of Terentilius himself? This question examines the political exchange between the patrician side and the tribunician side in the first half of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. Terentilius … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did the tribunes see the absence of both consuls as an opportunity for action? This question examines the institutional conflict between the tribunes and the consuls in the first half of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. At … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could tribunician power become an obstacle to state crisis response, even though it was a device for protecting the plebeians? This question examines the two sided nature of tribunician power in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. Tribunician … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why was Roman freedom protected by the right of appeal and tribunician power? This question concerns the institutional conclusion of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. In the Roman Republic, freedom did not mean a condition without power. Rome … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why were some patricians cold toward the tyranny of the second Decemvirate? This question examines the tyranny of the second Decemvirate in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. It does not treat the problem only as the problem of … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did the second Decemvirate move toward overusing and oppressing the plebeians? This question examines the despotization of the second Decemvirate in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, from the side of the plebeians. The second Decemvirate was originally … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could Appius not foresee that his tyranny would lead to a tragic end? This question examines the fall of Appius Claudius in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. It does not treat his fall simply as foolishness or … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could a person like Appius misuse the law? This question examines the Decemvirate and the Verginia incident in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. It does not treat the case simply as a legal violation by an evil … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Appius place private desire above public authority? This question examines the behavior of Appius Claudius in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. It does not treat him simply as a lustful man, an evil person, or a … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Appius wear a mask to achieve his purpose? This question examines the behavior of Appius Claudius in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3, not as a simple matter of personality or evil, but from the perspective of … Read more
