This essay seeks to establish the parameters of our uncertainty concerning one of the most difficult periods of Roman history, the period between the traditional end of the Roman monarchy and the passing of the Licinio-Sextian legislation. In addition to some methodological observations, the essay attempts to offer a model for understanding Roman choices and decisions in a period of change and transformation.

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五世纪危机

本文旨在确定我们对罗马历史上最困难时期之一的不确定性参数，即罗马君主制传统结束和 Licinio-Sextian 立法通过之间的时期。除了一些方法论观察之外，本文还试图提供一个模型来理解罗马人在变革和转型时期的选择和决定。