God, War, and Roman Nationalism (Nick Ziller, 2019) Abstract: Livy, ever the believer in an innate cultural superiority amongst Romans, sets out to support his intense patriotism with a mythologized account of Rome’s origins. In this text, the historian attributes the city’s undeniable military accomplishments to the a set of overarching values which defined Roman … Continue reading God, War, and Roman Nationalism (Nick Ziller, 2019)