Tribunician Power

Research Case: Why could tribunician power become an obstacle to state crisis response, even though it was a device for protecting the plebeians?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could tribunician power become an obstacle to state crisis response, even though it was a device for protecting the plebeians? This question examines the two sided nature of tribunician power in Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. Tribunician … Read more

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

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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 tribunician power? This question concerns the institutional conclusion of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. In the Roman Republic, freedom did not mean a condition without power. Rome … Read more