>The Romans first used the word "disciplinum" to refer to the method of
>drilling people to the obedience and subjection of an appointed ruler to
>make them accepting the ruler as leader. The "disciplinum" was one of many
>methods which the Romans used in their clever strategy of "rule by
>parting"="divisio". They refered to this strategy is the one "belonging to
>the gods"="divinus".
To add slightly to what At points out, it is common to hear "Divide and
conquer" which is actually a misquotation of the original Latin which is
"divide et empera" meaning "divide and rule" not divide and conquer.
(Only slightly tongue in cheek, I've always thought this misquotation was
a deliberate ploy by the ruling class to draw attention away from the
corollary which would be: "Unite and conquer." Sounds like good old Ben
Franklin, doesn't it?)
--Regards,
Fred Nickols Distance Consulting http://home.att.net/~nickols/distance.htm nickols@worldnet.att.net (609) 490-0095
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