1. Question Why is an interregnum-like system indispensable for the survival of the state, even though it is only a temporary measure to fill the vacancy of kingship? 2. Abstract An interregnum-like system is indispensable for the survival of the state because a vacancy in kingship is not merely the absence of a top leader. … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is the role of the Senate not to obey the king, but to sustain the continuity of kingship and manage rupture? 2. Abstract The role of the Senate is not to obey the king, but to sustain the continuity of kingship … Read more
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 can the strong kingship needed in the founding phase turn into danger in the mature phase? 2. Abstract The strong kingship needed in the founding phase can turn into danger in the mature phase because, in an early community, the minimum … Read more
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is a strong king judged by whether he can translate personal power into institutions? 2. Abstract A strong king is judged by whether he can translate personal power into institutions because the true test of royal strength is not the moment … Read more
