Burton, Paul J.,  1969- <br/><br/>
Friendship and empire  Roman diplomacy and imperialism in the Middle Republic (353-146 BC) /  [electronic resource] : 
Paul J. Burton. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2011. 
 - xi, 395 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: 1. Discourse, international relations, and international relations theory; 2. Friendship practices and processes; 3. Amicitia incipit: beginning international friendship; 4. The duties of international friendship; 5. The breakdown and dissolution of international friendship; Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> "The nature of roman republican international relations The history of Rome's interstate relations began, in Roman national mythology, with a striking example of the interplay between what can be loosely termed "domestic" and "international" amicitia. According to Livy, when Aeneas first arrived on Italian shores and entered the aboriginal kingdom of Latinus, the two leaders immediately established friendly relations. Latinus "by extending his right hand [to Aeneas], sanctified the good faith of the friendship that would be" (dextra data fidem futurae amicitiae sanxisse)"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Friendship--Political aspects--History.--Rome<br/>Political culture--History.--Rome
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rome--Foreign relations--510-30 B.C.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DG214.5  / .B87 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>937/.04