Written Law

Research Case: Why did written law not guarantee stable rule?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did written law not guarantee stable rule? This question is not only about why the Twelve Tables alone did not stabilize Rome. The deeper question is this: Even after written law was created as external control, or IC, why did the … Read more

Research Case: Why did Rome need written law?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Rome need written law? This question is not only about why Rome needed laws. The deeper question is this: Why could the early Roman Republic no longer stabilize its rule only through custom, aristocratic discretion, self restraint of magistrates, and … Read more