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 does lawmaking power itself need control mechanisms? This question does not mean that making law is dangerous in itself. Making law is necessary for stable government. If government depends only on custom, precedent, social status, and the discretion of magistrates, citizens … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question What makes law function? This question does not treat law merely as written text. It asks how law operates inside a governing OS. Law does not function simply because it is written. For law to function, at least the following conditions must … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why does the mere existence of law not stabilize government? This question does not mean that law is unnecessary. Law is necessary for stable government. If government depends only on custom, precedent, social status, and the discretion of magistrates, citizens cannot easily … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did Brutus have to punish treason even when the traitors were his own sons? Livy’s History of Rome, Book II describes the process by which Rome expelled the kings and established the Republic. However, the Republic did not become stable simply … Read more
