State Crisis

Research Case: What Helped Rome Besides Luck during the Crisis of State Collapse Caused by Plague?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question What helped Rome besides luck during the crisis of state collapse caused by plague? In Livy’s Book 3, Rome falls into a serious crisis caused by plague. The plague was not only a health problem. The consuls and leading citizens became ill.The … Read more

Research Case: Why did the tribunes prioritize resistance against the patricians even during a state crisis?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did the tribunes prioritize resistance against the patricians even during a state crisis? This question examines the institutional conflict between the tribunes and the patrician side in the first half of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. When … Read more