Long-form historical articles from the Livarva Journal.
The Livarva essays form a living conversation about the fall of the Roman Republic, its institutions and the people who struggled to preserve or transform them.
A character study of Caesar's courageous and charismatic lieutenant before Actium, and of the strengths and limitations revealed by the Ides of March.
A historical investigation into why Sulla, Cato, and Caesar must be read together to understand the fall of the Roman Republic.
Read EssayA reflection on history, libraries, and the future of the Sulla, Caesar, and Cato trilogy.
Read EssayThe fear of kingship, the evidence, and the uncertainty behind the Ides of March.
Read EssayRestoration by force and the constitutional shell he left behind.
Read EssayThe Republic, the people, and a modern misconception: an examination of Rome’s democratic institutions and the political culture that sustained them.
A critical examination of Cato the Younger, republican virtue, constitutional restraint, and the danger of defending a Republic by departing from its principles.
Roman security, fear, Cato the Elder, and the morality of annihilation.
Read EssayCitizenship, hierarchy, assemblies, Senate, and the difference between ancient and modern liberty.
Read EssayA long-form inquiry into constitutional balance, empire, reform, Sulla, Caesar, Cato and the failure of compromise.
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