Research Case: Why did the connection with divine will function not as superstition, but as a technology of governance in the ancient state?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did the connection with divine will function not as superstition, but as a technology of governance in the ancient state? 2. Abstract The connection with divine will functioned not as superstition but as a technology of governance in the ancient state … Read more

Research Case: Why did the problem of gender balance become a question of state survival itself?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did the problem of gender balance become a question of state survival itself in the founding of Rome? 2. Abstract The problem of gender balance became a question of state survival itself in the founding of Rome because, for a founding … Read more

Research Case: Why did Aeneas, in the face of a new threat, think that “they should not only share the same rights, but also the same name”?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why did Aeneas, in the face of a new threat, think that “they should not only share the same rights, but also the same name”? 2. Abstract Aeneas thought that people should not only share the same rights but also the same … Read more