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The Aeneid was written during a period of political unrest in Rome. The Roman republic had effectively been abolished, and Octavian (Augustus Caesar) had taken over as the leader of the new Roman empire. The Aeneid was written to praise Augustus by drawing parallels between him and the protagonist, Aeneas. Virgil does so by mirroring Caesar ...
Sharing Horsfall's assessment, he endorsed the book's analysis of Vergil's negative imagery [5] but wrote that Johnson failed to see the wider implications of his observations and pursued his main line of argumentation "to the exclusion of all others". [6] Several reviewers commented on Johnson's writing style.
Diplomacy: Theoretical and Practical Aspects (In Spanish: La diplomacia. Aspectos teóricos y prácticos de su ejercicio profesional ) is a 1996 book written by Ismael Moreno Pino , a former ambassador of Mexico and undersecretary of foreign affairs , who was active in promoting nuclear disarmament during the Cold War .
Lacrimae rerum (Latin: [ˈlakrɪmae̯ ˈreːrũː] [1]) is the Latin phrase for "tears of things." It derives from Book I, line 462 of the Aeneid (c. 29–19 BC), by Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70–19 BC).
Tiberius Claudius Donatus was a Roman Latin grammarian of the late 4th and early 5th century AD [1] of whom a single work is known, the Interpretationes Vergilianae, a commentary on Virgil's Aeneid. [2] His work, rediscovered in 1438, proved popular in the early modern age; 55 editions of this book were printed between 1488 and 1599. [3]
History of Diplomacy and Technology, DiploFoundation - H-DIPLO free daily discussion group for scholars and students; dedicated to diplomatic history and international affairs, with book reviews, Q&A, discussions; Pella, John & Erik Ringmar, History of International Relations Open Textbook Project, Cambridge: Open Book, forthcoming.
The foreign policy under the presidency of Woodrow Wilson deals with American diplomacy, and political, economic, military, and cultural relationships with the rest of the world from 1913 to 1921. Although Wilson had no experience in foreign policy, he made all the major decisions, usually with the top advisor Edward M. House .
Diplomacy is the main instrument of foreign policy which represents the broader goals and strategies that guide a state's interactions with the rest of the world. International treaties , agreements , alliances , and other manifestations of international relations are usually the result of diplomatic negotiations and processes.