A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why must a state watch internal dissatisfied groups, supporters of the old regime, and people who lost privileges before it watches external enemies? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. At the … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did conspiracy, betrayal, and the temptation of royal restoration appear just after rule by law was established in early Republican Rome? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic through the consulship, … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did giving the king’s property to the plebeians for plunder, instead of putting it into the treasury, become a political process that cut off the psychological path back to kingship? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why does the old ruling class seek restoration through victim consciousness and legitimacy, instead of reflecting on its own tyranny? In Livy’s History of Rome, Book 2, Rome expels the kings and begins to form the Republic. At the same time, the … Read more
