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This formula appears in the 1668 Latin revised edition of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, book 2, chapter 26, p. 133. audacia pro muro et scuto opus: boldness is our wall, action is our shield: Cornelis Jol, [14] in a bid to rally his rebellious captains to fight and conquer the Spanish treasure fleet in 1638. audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret
born to soar: Frequently used motto; not from Latin but from Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XII, 95, the Italian phrase "per volar sù nata". Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim: Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. From Ovid, Amores, Book III, Elegy XI periculum in mora: danger in delay: perinde ac [si] cadaver ...
Procopius was the author of a history in eight books on the wars prosecuted by Justinian, a panegyric on the emperor's public works projects throughout the empire, and a book known as the Secret History that claims to report the scandals that Procopius could not include in his officially sanctioned history for fear of angering the emperor, his ...
Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America is a book by John Charles Chasteen, professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chasteen covers the history of Latin America from 1492 to the present with an integrative approach that follows a chronological framework. [ 1 ]
Vae victis (IPA: [ˈwae̯ ˈwɪktiːs]) is Latin for "woe to the vanquished", or "woe to the conquered". [a] [1] [2] [3] It means that those defeated in battle are entirely at the mercy of their conquerors. [4] According to tradition, in 390 BC, an army of Gauls led by Brennus attacked Rome, capturing all of the city except for the Capitoline Hill.
The Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior (GLOBE) Project is an example of cross-cultural leadership research, as it aimed to compare leadership ideals in various countries and regions. However, it looked at leaders operating within their own culture, rather than across culture. [ 146 ]
Bernal Díaz was born around the year 1492 in Medina del Campo, a prosperous commercial city in Castile. His parents were Francisco Díaz del Castillo and María Díez Rejón. His father was a regidor (city councilor) of Medina del Campo which provided the family with some prominence. Díaz had at least one older brother and they attended ...
Divide and rule or divide and conquer (Latin: divide et impera) is a method for gaining and maintaining power in politics and sociology. Divide and rule or divide and conquer may also refer to: Arts and entertainment