Research Case: Why Did the Binding Force of Plebeian Resolutions on Patricians Become a Major Legal Issue?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did it become a major legal issue whether plebeian resolutions could bind patricians? This question examines the meaning of plebeian resolutions in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. After the fall of the decemvirate, Rome strengthened three … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Valerio-Horatian Laws Become the Institutional Foundation for the Recovery of Liberty?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the Valerio-Horatian Laws become the institutional foundation for the recovery of liberty? This question examines the meaning of the Valerio-Horatian Laws in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. After the fall of the decemvirate, Rome did … Read more

Research Case: Why Did the Senate Accept the Resignation of the Decemvirs and the Election of the Tribunes of the Plebs?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Research Question Why did the Senate accept the resignation of the decemvirs and the election of the tribunes of the plebs? This question examines a critical moment in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. At first, the decemvirate was created … Read more

Research Case: Why was the Roman OS able to repair itself institutionally after the despotism of the Decemvirs without falling into a cycle of revenge?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why was the Roman OS able to repair itself institutionally after the despotism of the Decemvirs without falling into a cycle of revenge? This question is not only about why Rome was able to overthrow the Decemvirs. Another danger appears after a … Read more

Research Case: Why was Roman freedom protected by the right of appeal and the power of the tribunes of the plebs?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why was Roman freedom protected by the right of appeal and the power of the tribunes of the plebs? This question is not only about the historical fact that the right of appeal and the tribunes protected the plebeians. The deeper question … Read more