State Violence

Research Case: Why Does a Ruler Who Neglects Ritual Damage Order in the Long Run Even If He Achieves Military Success?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does a ruler who neglects ritual damage order in the long run even if he achieves military success? 2. Abstract A ruler who neglects ritual damages order in the long run even if he achieves military success because military victory itself … Read more

Research Case: Why Did Ritual Become a Device That Converted State Violence into Order, Rather Than Remaining a Mere Religious Act?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did ritual become a device that converted state violence into order, rather than remaining a mere religious act? 2. Abstract Ritual became a device that converted state violence into order, rather than remaining a mere religious act, because in an ancient … Read more